How live chat assistants drive travel consumers' attitudes, trust and purchase intentions: the role of human touch

G McLean, K Osei-Frimpong, A Wilson… - International Journal of …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose By adopting a social presence theory perspective, this study aims investigate the
influence of perceived usefulness of live chat services and of their unique human attributes …

Investigating customers' responses to artificial intelligence chatbots in online travel agencies: The moderating role of product familiarity

Y Zhu, R Zhang, Y Zou, D Jin - Journal of Hospitality and Tourism …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper aims to examine how consumers' perceptions of artificial intelligence
(AI) chatbots influence individuals' cognitive and emotional states and their subsequent …

New insights into consumers' intention to continue using chatbots in the tourism context

T Pereira, PF Limberger, SM Minasi… - Journal of Quality …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Several industries recognize the potential of Artificial Intelligence to complete tasks.
However, there is limited research on chatbots, and a gap in the research on what factors …

Tourists' post-adoption continuance intentions of chatbots: integrating task–technology fit model and expectation–confirmation theory

N Dhiman, M Jamwal - foresight, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose Despite the proliferation of service chatbots in the tourism industry, the question on
its continuance intentions among customers has largely remain unanswered. Building on an …

Millennials' attitude toward chatbots: an experimental study in a social relationship perspective

R De Cicco, SC Silva, FR Alparone - International Journal of Retail & …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose Chatbots represent an innovative channel for retailers to meet young customers'
needs anywhere and at any time. Being an emergent technology, however, it is important to …

What drives tourists' continuance intention to use ChatGPT for travel services? A stimulus-organism-response perspective

HC Pham, CD Duong, GKH Nguyen - Journal of Retailing and Consumer …, 2024 - Elsevier
The recent surge in AI technologies, like ChatGPT, has sparked significant interest in their
potential to revolutionize various industries, with the travel and tourism sector at the forefront …

Using chatbots in e-retailing–how to mitigate perceived risk and enhance the flow experience

SC Silva, R De Cicco, B Vlačić… - International Journal of …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose Chatbots represent an undeniable player between online retailers and customers
as they boost operational efficiency and bring cost savings to businesses while offering …

A comparison between chatbot and human service: customer perception and reuse intention

SI Lei, H Shen, S Ye - International Journal of Contemporary …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose Chatbot users' communication experience with disembodied conversational agents
was compared with instant messaging (IM) users' communication experience with human …

Analysis of the attributes of smart tourism technologies in destination chatbots that influence tourist satisfaction

M Orden-Mejia, A Huertas - Current Issues in Tourism, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Chatbots are an emerging technology that is disrupting the tourism industry. Despite their
implementation in companies and at destinations, there is little research that evaluates …

Examining the influence of the social dimension of customer experience on trust towards travel agencies: The role of experiential predisposition in a multichannel …

I Brun, L Rajaobelina, L Ricard, T Amiot - Tourism Management …, 2020 - Elsevier
Conducted in an integrated multichannel environment (in-agency and online), this research
expands topical literature by exploring the influence of traveller experiential predispositions …