MGMT 221 MODULE 5 DISCUSSION

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MGMT 221 MODULE 5 DISCUSSION

Discussion

E-Commerce and Travel

Discussion Assignment Overview

Discussion participation in this course is taken very seriously. If you have not read the Discussion Assignments Overview and Requirements information, do so before you participate in the discussion forum.

APA style citing and referencing is a stringent requirement for any "borrowed" data that is posted in the Discussion assignments as well as submitted in the other assignments in this course. Select Course Specific APA Style Instructions and Guidance to access an excellent guide with tips on how to utilize APA style to format in-text citations and references.

Discussion Assignments Requirements

The following are the specific Discussion assignment requirements:

• Initial posts must be made by mid-week (Day four).
• Respond to a minimum of two of your peers' posts.
• To assist your instructor in evaluating your work, when creating your initial post, copy the question from the activity and paste it in boldfont just before your answer.
• To assist the readers in keeping track of who the involved parties are in a specific discussion, begin your response posts with the name of the peer to whom you are responding.
• Place appropriate APA style in-text citations and a Reference List for any “borrowed” data obtained from a source.
• Your data needs to be grammatically sound and free of spelling errors.
• Using terminology from the reference sources in your answers will enhance your grade.
• Unless you are a subject matter expert on the topic, based on your degrees, certifications or “on the job training,” do not submit data obtained only from personal experience.

Discussion Assignment Question

Chapter 8 of the course textbook describes Business to Consumer (B2C) E-commerce. Did you think that the travel agency business had gone the way of the dinosaurs given the ease of use and availability of online airline and travel search engine websites? Many travelers have abandoned using the "old school" travel agencies for purchasing airline tickets or making other bookings and have now taken up the practice of shopping for travel bookings on the Internet. However, according to a recent article in the Boston Globe, 25% of travelers are still using travel agencies and the percentage of mortar and brick users is once again climbing (Blair & Wright, 2016).

Question:

Is online comparative shopping for vacations and other travel all that it is “cracked up to be” or have consumers “lost out” using online shopping for travel when it comes to receiving the benefits of tips and suggestions that were once provided by travel agents with years of experience?

Remember, one goal in the Discussion assignments is to create an atmosphere of interaction by posting meaningful responses that advance and expand the depth of the discussion. Do this by providing additional support to your peers' initial and response posts, or if appropriate, by challenging them if you feel that the data that they presented is weak. Likewise, when a peer challenges the data in your posts, debate the issue, and providing further support for your points of view on the topic.