A business model approach towards the understanding of daily deals within Internet distribution systems

• Marko Budler ^[1] ; Miha Bratec ^[1] ; Katarzyna Barbara Minor ^[2] ; Luka Tomat ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Ljubljana

     University of Ljubljana

     Eslovenia

     
  2. [2] Cardiff Metropolitan University

     Cardiff Metropolitan University

     Castle, Reino Unido

     
• Localización: Tourism economics: the business and finance of tourism and recreation, ISSN 1354-8166, Vol. 26, Nº. Extra 6, 2020 (Ejemplar dedicado a: e-Tourism economics), págs. 976-1000
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The business model (BM) approach is making a slow, yet steady footprint in tourism research,can offer a fresh perspective and a viable level of analysis for broader networks of Internetdistribution systems (IDSs). To date, the researchers have devoted limited attention tostudying the daily deal (DD) providers and their position next to the online travel agencies(OTAs). More importantly, the DD providers developed a unique BM characteristics, whichcontrary to early predictions, enabled them to proliferate post-recession and maintain theirposition. The current study uses the BM approach to observe the original dimensions and BMelements, to identify distinct characteristicsofgenericandnicheDDproviders,andtobenchmark them against the established OTAs. The BM approach enhances the understandingof the overlooked niche DD providers within IDSs. Further, this article provides a compar-ison of the BM characteristics in IDSs to helpfacilitate the formulation of a unique valueproposition for each of them. Ultimately, the authors acknowledge limited possibilities forcooperation between the providers and discuss future directions of DD and broader IDSs BMtransformations.