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Information and communication technologies in support of the tourism industry / Wayne Pease, Michelle Rowe, Malcolm Cooper [editors].

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Pease, Wayne, 1953-
Rowe, Michelle, 1961-
Cooper, Malcolm, 1946-
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Tourism--Information technology.
Tourism.
Physical Description:
electronic texts (xv, 376 p. : ill.) : digital files.
Place of Publication:
Hershey, PA : Idea Group Pub., c2007.
Language Note:
English
System Details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Summary:
"This book examines the process of transformation as it relates to the tourism industry, and the changes to that industry from modern electronic communications. It covers not only geographically supportive technologies in communication, but also in terms of culture, economics, marketing, social, and regional issues"--Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Online Delivery of Tourism Services: Developments, Issues, and Challenges / John W. Houghton
A Framework for Ontology-Based Tourism Application Generator / Roopa Jakkilinki, Nalin Sharda
ICT and the Travel Industry: Opportunities and Challenges for New Zealand Travel Agents / Vladimir Garkavenko, Simon Milne
The Transformation of the Distribution Process in the Airline Industry Empowered by Information and Communication Technology / Patrick S. Merten
Design and Implementation Approaches for Location-Based, Tourism-Related Services / George Kakaletris ... [et al.]
Developing Visual Tourism Recommender Systems / Mohan Ponnada, Roopa Jakkilinki, Nalin Sharda
Virtual Reality Applications in Tourism / Clin Guru
Virtual Reality Mapping Revisited: IT Tools for the Divide Between Knowledge and Action in Tourism / Malcolm Cooper, Neil MacNeil
Towards Improved Business Planning Decision Support for Small-to-MediumTourism Enterprise Operators / G. Michael McGrath
Collaborative Commerce and the Hotel Industry / Michelle Rowe, Alfred Ogle
Sex Tourism and the Internet: Information, Amplification, and Moral Panics / Jerry Eades
Digital Imaging Trek: A Practical Model for Managing the Demand of the Digitally Enabled Traveller / Stephen C. Andrade, Hilary Mason
Feeling Welcome: Internet Tourism Marketing Across Cultures / Wolfgang Georg Arlt
Changing Technological Trends in the Travel Behaviour of Older Tourists / Ian Patterson.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781599041612 (ebook)
OCLC:
707611737

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