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This study examined the structural relationships trust in online travel community, parasocial interaction, intention to follow advice and travel satisfaction. To empirically test the conceptual model, questionnaire were distributed to members of online travel community, who have experienced to obtain tourism information and/or to share information prior to and during their travel. A total of 351 community members participated in survey and the data were analyzed using SPSS 23.0 and AMOS 23.0 statistical program. The results showed that members’ perceived trust in online travel community influenced their parasocial interaction online positively. In addition, members’ trust in online travel community and parasocial interaction online pre- and during travel found to be predictors for intention to follow advice. Finally, the higher members’ intention to follow advice, the higher their travel satisfaction. These findings provide insightful implications with both practitioners and researchers.