Heritage site websites content: The need for versatility

Yaniv Poria, Yaniv Gvili

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Abstract

This study examined visitor expectations of a heritage site Website, a major marketing channel. The study focuses on Yad Vashem (The Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Museum) in Jerusalem, Israel. The findings reveal the existence of three types of content that tourists expect to find on aWebsite: (1) functional information, (2) educational information, and (3) emotional information. Relationships were found between participants' perception of the destination relative to their own heritage, tourist motivations (overall and specific) to visit the destination, and tourist expectations of the Website content. The implications highlighted emphasize the attributes of the Internet as a communication channel that allows Website content to be tailored to the target audience and facilitate its use in marketing of heritage sites.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)73-93
Number of pages21
JournalJournal of Hospitality and Leisure Marketing
Volume15
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 24 Apr 2007

Keywords

  • Customization
  • Heritage
  • Motivation
  • Perception
  • Website

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Management Information Systems
  • Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management
  • Marketing

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