Abstract
Abstract: Information communication technologies (ICTs) have significantly revolutionized travel
industry in the last decade. With an increasing number of travel companies participating in the
Internet market, low price has become a minimum qualification to compete in the Internet market. As
a result, e-service quality is becoming even more critical for companies to retain and attract
customers in the digital age. This study focuses on e-service quality dimensions in the Internet market
with an empirical study on online travel service. The purpose of this study is to develop a scale to
evaluate e-service quality from the perspectives of both online companies and customers, which
provides fresh insight into the dimensions of e-service quality. The results in this study indicate that
trust from the perspective of customer and ease of use from the perspective of online company are the
most critical and important facets in customers’ perception of online travel service quality, while
reliability, system availability and responsiveness have influence on customer’s perception of online
travel service quality as well, but the influence is not so strong as that of trust and ease of use. Online
travel service companies should pay attention to the facets of reliability, system availability and
responsiveness while focusing on the facets of ease of use and trust in order to improve their online
travel service quality to customers.
Recommended Citation
Li, Hongxiu; Liu, Yong; and Suomi, Reima, "Measurement of E-service Quality: An Empirical Study in Online Travel Service" (2009). ECIS 2009 Proceedings. 191.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/ecis2009/191