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...
Author(s)
Dieck, M. C. T.; Fountoulaki, P.; Jung HyungSoo [Jung, H. S. T. ]
Publisher
Emerald Publishing, Bingley, UK
Citation
International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 2018, 30, 1, pp 326-342
The 44 papers presented in this volume advance the state of the art in social media and Web 2.0, electronic tourism marketing, web site and search engine optimization, technology adoption and diffusion, online communities, tourism management and decision support, eLearning, mobile technologies and...
Author(s)
Fuchs, M.; Ricci, F.; Cantoni, L.
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Wien, A-1201 Wien, Austria
Citation
Information and communication technologies in tourism 2012, Helsingborg, Sweden, January 25-27, 2012, 2012, pp xiv + 516 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)
Tourism is an information intensive sector which has been benefited of internet-based technological advances, starting from improvements in internal management to the expansion of promotion and distribution channels. This research aims to measure the use of information and communication...
Author(s)
Arévalo Lizarazo, G. A.; Álvarez Burgos, M. I.
Publisher
Universidad Externado de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia
Citation
Turismo y Sociedad, 2019, 25, pp 253-271
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
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
Information and communications technology (ICT) are widely used by enterprises to enhance their competitiveness. Travel agents (TAs) are among service providers for whom their integration of ICT and Internet technological capabilities could be the best marketing device and a potential promoter for...
Publisher
Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, USA
Citation
Journal of Vacation Marketing, 2017, 23, 3, pp 248-263
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 ...
Author(s)
Ma XiaoQiu [Ma, X. Q. J. ]; Buhalis, D.; Song HaiYan
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Wien, Wien, Austria
Citation
Information and communication technologies in tourism 2003: Proceedings of the International Conference in Helsinki, Finland, 2003, 2003, pp 345-354
Although information and communication technologies (ICTs) possess a multitude of possibilities to improve and enhance access for people with disabilities to tourism services, their added value, which is of both a social and economic nature, continues to be neglected by the industry. While existing ...
Author(s)
Nigg, J. J.; Peters, M.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 2022, 52, pp 287-294
The intersection of tourism and information technology (IT) is the focus of this book, which is designed for students of tourism and hospitality and for industry professionals. This second edition has been comprehensively revised and extended, taking into account the many changes that have occurred ...
Author(s)
Benckendorff, P. J.; Sheldon, P. J.; Fesenmaier, D. R.
ISBN
2014 CABI (H ISBN 9781780641850)