Journal of Computers and Digital Business
Vol. 5 No. 2 (2026)

Extending the Technology Acceptance Model in AI-Driven Tourism Marketing: The Roles of Two-Way Communication, Personalization, and Co-Creation

Achmad Yanu Alif Fianto (Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 Surabaya)
Sharmini Abdullah (Universiti Malaysia Perlis)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 May 2026

Abstract

This study extends the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) to explain tourists' acceptance of AI-driven tourism marketing, which functions as an interactive, personalized, and participatory interface supporting destination search, recommendation, itinerary design, and engagement. Drawing on an extended TAM, this study examines the effects of perceived two-way communication, perceived personalization, and perceived co-creation on perceived usefulness, attitude, and tourist behavioral intention. A quantitative survey of 420 tourists who had interacted with AI-supported tourism platforms was analyzed using PLS-SEM. The measurement model demonstrated satisfactory reliability and validity, with outer loadings ranging from 0.724 to 0.891, Cronbach's alpha from 0.837 to 0.902, composite reliability from 0.885 to 0.928, and AVE from 0.606 to 0.721. The structural model revealed that two-way communication, personalization, and co-creation significantly influenced perceived usefulness and attitude, while attitude emerged as the strongest predictor of behavioral intention. The model demonstrated acceptable fit (SRMR = 0.057; NFI = 0.912) and explained 68.4% of the variance in tourist behavioral intention. The findings suggest that tourists accept AI-driven tourism marketing not only because it is useful and easy to use, but also because it enables responsive communication, relevant recommendations, and meaningful participation in travel experience design.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jcbd

Publisher

Subject

Computer Science & IT Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management

Description

Journal of Computers and Digital Business is an interdisciplinary and open access journal covering Computers and Digital Business. The Journal of Computers and Digital Business is open to submission from experts and scholars in the wide areas of Information System, Security, Artificial Intelligent , ...