Gathering the outcomes of the 27th annual international eTourism conference ENTER2020, this book presents new research, innovative systems and industry case studies on the application of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in travel and tourism. It shares the latest findings discussed...
Publisher
Springer Nature Publishing AG, Cham, Switzerland
Citation
Information and communication technologies in tourism 2020. Proceedings of the international conference in Surrey, United Kingdom, January 08–10, 2020, 2020, pp xiii + 322 pp.
This book offers a comprehensive outlook of how information technology (IT) has been and should be implemented in the travel and tourism industry, the challenges associated with the implementation of information technology and the impacts generated from this implementation. The content in this...
Author(s)
Benckendorff, P. J.; Xiang, Z.; Sheldon, P. J.
ISBN
2019 CAB International (H ISBN 9781786393432)
This collection presents seven papers, all of them demonstrating how information and communication technologies are impacting various topics in tourism research. The papers deal with: e-tourism adoption; self-service technologies in hotels; use of social media in hotel marketing; technological and...
Author(s)
Pesonen, J.; Neidhardt, J.
Publisher
Springer Berlin, Heidelberg, Germany
Citation
Information Technology and Tourism, 2020, 22, 1, pp 1-186
Innovation activities are very present in the tourism sector, highlighting technological development and the digital domain as the main advances that will allow these sectors to continue with their great importance worldwide. In this way, new communication technologies (ICT) have transformed the...
Author(s)
Sánchez Jiménez, M. Á.; Fernández Allés, M. T.; Mier-Terán Franco, J. J.
Publisher
Universidad de Málaga, Malaga, Spain
Citation
TURyDES: Revista Turismo y Desarrollo Local, 2018, 11, 24, pp unpaginated
The papers presented in this volume advance the state-of-the-art research on digital marketing and social media, mobile computing and responsive web design, semantic technologies and recommender systems, augmented and virtual reality, electronic distribution and online travel reviews, MOOC and...
Author(s)
Inversini, A.; Schegg, R.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG, Cham, Switzerland
Citation
Information and communication technologies in tourism 2016: Proceedings of the International Conference in Bilbao, Spain, 2-5 February, 2016, 2016, pp xv + 792 pp.
Hotels have a variety of internet distribution channels to help them sell rooms, including sites that have come to be called online travel agents (OTAs), or third-party websites, but the cost of using these intermediaries is considerable. This article examines how hotels can sell room inventory...
Author(s)
Toh, R. S.; Raven, P.; DeKay, F.
Publisher
Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, USA
Citation
Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, 2011, 52, 2, pp 181-189
With the increasingly integration of information and communications technology and tourism industry, the International Federation for Information Technologies in Travel and Tourism (IFITT) was founded on the request of researchers. The annual ENTER conference held by IFITT discusses the...
Author(s)
Peng Min; Yang XiaoZhong; Zhu RuiQi
Publisher
Tourism College of Beijing Union University, Beijing, China
Citation
Tourism Tribune, 2014, 29, 1, pp 119-126
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...
Author(s)
Perinotto, A. R. C.; Garcia, C. A.; Silva, L. M. B. da
Publisher
Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
Citation
Revista Turismo & Desenvolvimento, 2018, No.30, pp 51-71
Tourism stakeholders are not currently using information and communication technologies (ICT) and social media tools at its full effectiveness, in order to relate and engage with tourists. Unfortunately, social media is not differentiated as a specific and vital marketing tool in order to enrich...
Author(s)
Surugiu, C.; Tudorache, D. M.; Astefanoaiei, R.; Mazilescu, R.; Surugiu, M. R.
Publisher
Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava, Suceava, Romania
Citation
Revista de Turism, 2020, 29,
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) has been the focus of the tourism industry in recent decades, specifically for the travel and hospitality sector. The increase of usage and dependency on the Internet has escalated the growth of multiple forms and types of social channels, which have...
Author(s)
Sin KitYeng; Mohamad, A. A.; Lo MayChiun
Publisher
University of Huelva, Huelva, Spain
Citation
Enlightening Tourism: A Pathmaking Journal (ET), 2020, 10, 2, pp 270-305