This paper examines how information and communication technologies (ICTs), particularly the internet, have been applied in China's tourism industry. Primary data were collected from 45 tourist organizations including airlines, hotels, tour operators, visitor attractions and tourism authorities. Key ...

This study surveys the application of electronic distribution channels for hotels in Athens, Greece, and examines how hotels (n=22) perceive the internet as a distribution channel. The study reveals that although hotels in Athens tend to, and still rely on traditional distribution channels,...

This chapter examines the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in tourism, concentrating on their use in the private sector to support key business functions including marketing. Applications of ICTs in airlines, the lodging industry, tour operators, travel agencies and...

Technological developments and the extensive use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) play a vital role in travel and tourism and are crucial to the expansion of the industry. ICTs increasingly provide strategic opportunities and powerful tools to tourism organizations, enabling...

Through an empirical study among travellers from Russia and the other Former Soviet Union (FSU) Republics, this paper provides a comprehensive view of role and impact of social media on the whole travel planning process: before, during and after the trip, providing insights on usage levels, scope...

This chapter focuses on other infectious diseases affecting travellers not mentioned in other chapters. Topics include modes of transmission and general precautions. These other infectious diseases include amoebiasis, angiostrongyliasis, avian influenza, anthrax, brucellosis, Chikungunya, dengue,...

Due to the increasing popularity of smartphones and their apps, mobile technologies have been effectively changing the nature of travel. This study employed a data mining approach to classify the types of information services and design features of travel-related iPhone apps as well as users’...

The next generation mobile technologies have very important implications in the travel and tourism sector. Tourism presents great potential for the use of new mobile technologies and constitutes an area of ample opportunity for deploying the state-of-the-art mobile Internet technologies. A survey...