Using Social Media in Times of Crisis
- 1 January 2013
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing
- Vol. 30 (1-2), 126-143
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10548408.2013.751271
Abstract
The role of social media in crisis communications is an embryonic area of research in tourism, thus the purpose of this study was to examine drivers of social media use during crises. An online survey of 2,416 tourists from Australia, Brazil, China, India, and Korea was conducted. Hierarchical regression revealed that the drivers were risk perceptions associated with crime, disease, health-related, physical, equipment failure, weather, cultural barriers, and political crises when controlling for nationality, as well as use of a smartphone during past travel when controlling for nationality and risk perceptions. Implications and recommendations are discussed.Keywords
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