The present paper discuss a critical analysis on classification of hotels modes and accommodations types undertaken by online travel agencies (OTA's) like Tripadvisor and Booking.com. Statistical process to rank user's generated contents (UGC) shared on virtual networks as "reviews" and "notes" are ...

The main objective of the study was to investigate the touristic communication and the use of information technologies by touristic businesses in the municipality of Cajueiro da Praia-PI. Considering that tourism and this municipality has been growing because of its natural attractions such as the...

The Internet popularization and the emergence of innovations resulting from information and communication technologies (ICT), such as social networks, mobile devices, geolocation devices, among others; has changed the traditional travel market and consequently the habits of consumption of the...

Objective of the study: The present study aimed to analyze how accommodation consumers are influenced by digital social media in their purchase decision process. Methodology/approach: The research was exploratory and quantitative, using data collection through online surveys applied in digital ...

The information and communication technologies (ICT) have significant effects on the market in an increasingly competitive landscape. In the services sector, because of its intangibility, the quality of communication with all stakeholders connected directly to the organizations make all the...

In the last decades, the technological transformations in the field of tourism and hospitality are analysed by researchers in different parts of the globe. This study aimed to map the landscape of the Brazilian scientific production with an emphasis on tourism and Information and Communication...

The continuous growth to information access and the discovery of other realities, potentiated by the proliferation of media in general and the Internet in particular are two of the major mechanisms responsible for changes in consumption patterns. These evidences gave rise to this research project...

Social media nowadays makes part of thousands of people's lives around the world, being it a powerful, influential and essential way to promote tourism at a low cost. However, the preference for a particular social network may differ according to the characteristics of the tourists, for example:...

The development of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) has offered to the sectors of the economy a variety of new ways in which social contacts can be established, such as Social Networks available on the Internet. The Social Networks has become a phenomenon of popularity by creating...

Information and Communication Technologies [ICT] are increasingly present in society and knowledge about these technologies has become essential in the search for placement in the labor market. Thus, this study is part of a research of the Research Group Tourism, Education, Employment and Market...