An Analysis of The Lowest Fares and Shortest Durations for Air-Tickets on Travel Agency Websites

REFERENCES

• Alderighi , M. 2010 . Fare dispersions in airline markets: A quantitative assessment of theoretical explanations . Journal of Air Transport Management , 16 ( 3 ) : 144 – 150 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Belobaba , P. P. and Wilson , W. 1997 . Impacts of yield management in competitive airline markets . Journal of Air Transport Management , 3 ( 1 ) : 3 – 9 .
   Google Scholar
• Chernev , A. 2003 . Reverse pricing and online price elicitation strategies in consumer choice . Journal of Consumer Psychology , 13 ( 1–2 ) : 51 – 62 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Cheung , C. and Law , R. 2009 . Have the perceptions of the successful factors for travel web sites changed over time? The case of consumers in Hong Kong . Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research , 33 ( 3 ) : 438 – 446 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Choi , S. and Kimes , S. E. 2002 . Electronic distribution channels' effect on hotel revenue management . Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly , 43 ( 3 ) : 23 – 31 .
   Google Scholar
• Christodoulidou , N. , Brewer , P. , Feibstein , A. H. and Bai , B. 2007 . Electronic channels of distribution: Challenges and solutions for hotel operators . FIU Hospitality Review , 25 ( 2 ) : 92 – 100 .
   Google Scholar
• Dabas , S. and Manaktola , K. 2007 . Managing reservations through online distribution channels: An insight into mid-segment hotels in India . International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management , 19 ( 5 ) : 388 – 396 .
   Google Scholar
• Eyefortravel. (2007, February 20). Research underlines growing use of the Internet as primary travel planning resource. http://www.eyefortravel.com/node/6540 (http://www.eyefortravel.com/node/6540) (Accessed: 27 November 2009 ).
   Google Scholar
• Eyefortravel. (2008, February 11). Farecast introduces free international airfare predictions. http://www.eyefortravel.com/node/13672 (http://www.eyefortravel.com/node/13672) (Accessed: 26 January 2010 ).
   Google Scholar
• Fretchling , D. C. 1996 . Practical tourism forecasting , Oxford, , UK : Butterworth-Heinemann .
   Google Scholar
• Gazzoli , G. , Kim , W. G. and Palakurthi , R. 2008 . Online distribution strategies and competition: Are the global hotel companies getting it right? . International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management , 20 ( 4 ) : 375 – 387 .
   Google Scholar
• Gilbert , D. C. , Beveridge , D. W. and Lee-Kelly , L. 2005 . Electronic distribution of hotel rooms—An exploratory study of the European hotel industry . Journal of Hospitality & Leisure Marketing , 12 ( 3 ) : 45 – 61 .
   Google Scholar
• Gorin , T. and Belobaba , P. 2004 . Impacts of entry in airline markets: Effects of revenue management on traditional measures of airline performance . Journal of Air Transport Management , 10 : 259 – 270 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Gorin , T. and Belobaba , P. 2008 . Assessing predation in airline markets with low-fare competition . Transportation Research Part E , 42 : 784 – 798 .
   Google Scholar
• Grammatikopoulou , M. G. , Zakas , A. , Papadopoulou , S. K. and Panayiotoglou , A. 2007 . The nutritional value and health issues of in-flight meals offered by Greek airlines—A preliminary study . Journal of Foodservice , 18 ( 3 ) : 87 – 92 .
   Google Scholar
• Kang , B. and Brewer , K. P. 2009 . Examination of contingency, innovation adoption, and channel power theory relating to electronic distribution channels in the U.S. lodging industry: An integrated view . International Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Administration , 10 ( 1 ) : 3 – 24 .
   Google Scholar
• Kim , J. , Bonjanic , D. C. and Warnick , R. B. 2009 . Price building and travel product pricing practices used by online channels of distribution . Journal of Travel Research , 47 ( 4 ) : 403 – 412 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Koo , B. , Mantin , B. and O'Connor , P. 2009 . Online distribution of airline tickets: Should airlines adopt a single or a multi-channel approach? . Tourism Management. , DOI: 10.1016=j.tourman.2009.11.008.
   Google Scholar
• Law , R. , Chan , I. and Goh , C. 2007 . Where to find the lowest hotel room rates on the Internet? The case of Hong Kong . International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management , 19 ( 6 ) : 495 – 506 .
   Google Scholar
• Law , R. and Chang , M. 2007 . “ Online pricing practice of air tickets: The case of Hong Kong. In M. Sigala, L. Mich, & J. Murphy (Eds.) ” . In Information and communication technologies in tourism 2007 , 513 – 522 . New York : Springer-Verlag .
   Google Scholar
• Law , R. and Cheung , C. 2007 . Air quality in Hong Kong: A study of the perception of international visitors . Journal of Sustainable Tourism , 15 ( 4 ) : 390 – 401 .
   Google Scholar
• Law , R. and Leung , R. 2000 . A study of airlines' online reservation services on the Internet . Journal of Travel Research , 39 ( 2 ) : 202 – 211 .
   Google Scholar
• Law , R. and Wong , R. 2010 . Analysing room rates and terms and conditions for the online booking of hotel rooms . Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research , 15 ( 1 ) : 43 – 56 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Malighetti , P. , Palerari , S. and Redondi , R. 2009 . Pricing strategies of low-cost airlines: The Ryanair case study . Journal of Air Transport Management , 15 : 195 – 203 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Malighetti , P. , Palerari , S. and Redondi , R. 2010 . Has Ryanair's pricing strategy changed over time? An empirical analysis of its 2006–2007 flights . Tourism Management , 31 : 36 – 44 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mantin , B. and Koo , B. 2010 . Weekend effect in airfare pricing . Journal of Air Transport Management , 16 : 48 – 50 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• O'Connor , P. and Frew , A. J. 2002 . The future of hotel electronic distribution: Expert and industry perspectives . Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly , 43 ( 3 ) : 33 – 45 .
   Google Scholar
• O'Connor , P. and Frew , A. J. 2004 . An evaluation methodology for hotel electronic channels of distribution . International Journal of Hospitality Management , 23 ( 2 ) : 179 – 199 .
   Google Scholar
• O'Connor , P. and Murphy , J. 2008 . Hotel yield management practices across multiple electronic distribution channels . Information Technology & Tourism , 10 : 161 – 172 .
   Google Scholar
• Pels , E. and Rietveld , P. 2004 . Airline pricing behaviour in the London-Paris market . Journal of Air Transport Management , 10 : 279 – 283 .
   Google Scholar
• Reid , L. and Pearce , D. G. 2008 . Distribution channels for New Zealand outbound tourism . International Journal of Tourism Research , 10 : 577 – 592 .
   Google Scholar
• Ropers , G. , van Beest Holle , M. D , Wichmann , O. , Kappelmayer , L. , Stuben , U. Schonfeld , C. 2008 . Determinants of malaria prophylaxis among German travelers to Kenya, Senegal, and Thailand . Journal of Travel Medicine , 15 ( 3 ) : 162 – 171 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Starkov, M., & Price, J. (2008, June 5). Hotelier's Internet marketing action plan for a difficult economy. http://www.eyefortravel.com/node/14341 (http://www.eyefortravel.com/node/14341) (Accessed: 26 January 2010 ).
   Google Scholar
• Tse , A. C. B. and Yim , F. 2001 . Factors affecting the choice of channels: Online vs. conventional . Journal of International Consumer Marketing , 14 ( 2–3 ) : 137 – 151 .
   Google Scholar
• Tso , A. and Law , R. 2005 . Analysing the online pricing practices of hotels in Hong Kong . International Journal of Hospitality Management , 24 ( 2 ) : 301 – 307 .
   Google Scholar
• Yu , S. F. 2008 . Price perception of online airline ticket shoppers . Journal of Air Transport Management , 14 : 66 – 69 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar