Predicting travelers’ choice of information sources and information channels for national trips: an investigation in the context of Italy

The topics of disintermediation and re-intermediation, both offline and online, have captured the attention of both researchers and practitioners. Relying on an information search perspective, this article is aimed to explore the predicting role of a set or variables on the choice of information sources (travel agents vs. service provider) and information channels (face-to-face vs. Internet) in the context of short-haul traveling.