Purpose: Advances in information communication technologies (ICTs) have changed the tourism distribution channels model, as traditional players continue to disappear or change their business model, while new players and channels emerge because of technological developments. Therefore, this study...

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) for tourism purposes are still hardly used by cultural institutions in rural areas. So far, however, research focusing on the reasons behind this phenomenon has been lacking especially in a resource-theoretical context. Therefore, an own system of...

Background: Influenza is the most frequent vaccine-preventable infection in travelers, and both national and international guidelines recommend considering seasonal influenza vaccination (SIV) not only for those with risk factors for complications but for all travelers. However, vaccination...

Information- and Communication Technologies (ICTs) play an increasingly important role in cultural and heritage tourism. Therefore, it is crucial for cultural institutions, and heritage sites as part of it, not only to understand what kind of ICTs their visitors actually use and why but also what...

Aviation contributes substantially to anthropogenic climate change. This paper situates individual behaviour changes alongside technological efficiency gains and policy processes in the search for significant emission reduction in the aviation sector. Using online survey methodology (N = 393) and...

Background: The study goal was to assess and compare adverse events (AE) of current vaccinations for travelers under 'real-life conditions'. Method. A prospective observational online questionnaire study was performed from May 2015 till April 2016 in a travel clinic in Germany. Online questionnaire ...

Background: Knowledge about the travel-associated risks of hepatitis A and B, and the extent of pre-travel health -advice being sought may vary between countries. Methods: An online survey was undertaken to assess the awareness, advice-seeking behaviour, rates of vaccination against hepatitis A...

Destination websites, provided by destination marketing/management organisations (DMOs), are central environmental drivers of tourist experiences in the pre-travel phase. DMOs increasingly apply experiential marketing on their websites to support positive online destination experiences (ODEs) and...

This paper analyses the use of the main e-tourism platforms by European tourists. A computer-aided Web interview (CAWI) was used to conduct the research in 19 European countries: Germany, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Holland, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia,...

In our mediatised world, social media has become increasingly important as a distinct environment for facilitating juvenile developmental tasks, allowing for communication, self-staging, or information seeking. Increasing social media activity is often explicated as displacing participation in...