Smes in tourism, mike peters and dimitrios buhalis. By exploring the new technological trends it provides a solid basis for analysing the impacts of the information communication technology ict revolution on the tourism industry. The study uses content analysis and semistructured interviews to examine the usage and impact of social media marketing strategies and identifies a framework of best practice for other national tourism organizations ntos to learn from. Tourism and technology by dimitrios buhalis overdrive.
Data were collected by qualitative methods, as the study is exploratory in nature, and were analysed by content analysis. Information technology for strategic tourism management. International journal of tourism research breda university of. Tourism and technology ebook by dimitrios buhalis rakuten kobo. Pdf social media impact on holiday travel planning. Strategic use of information technologies in the tourism industry. Ten years ago, in 2008, buhalis and law published a landmark study on digital tourism. The recent years, notably 200912 were one of the most challenging years ever. Professor dimitrios buhalis is a strategic management and marketing expert. Designmethodologyapproach the paper explores the core components of smartness through case study analysis of wellestablished smart cities.
An appropriate diffusion of the information and communication technologies icts in this sector can improve the social and e. Purpose grounded in servicedominant sd logic, the purpose of this paper is to explore the core components of smartness to present a framework for the development of the smart tourism destination. Although there is a plethora of studies concentrating on the role and impact of social media in travel related decisions, most of them are medium and community specific, or focus on a specific stage of the decision making or the travel planning process. The results depicted the strategic impact of the internet primarily on tourism suppliers such as hotels, airlines, whilst intermediaries such as travel agencies tas and tour operators tos are also examined. As with other areas of tourism, the field is multidisciplinary, and is influenced by various disciplines including geography, disability studies, economics, public policy, psychology and marketing. The impact of social media on the travel industry is predicted to be tremendous, especially on its holiday travel segment. Bachelor thesis in tourism studies destination image in beijing, china.
Information communication technology revolutionizing tourism dimitrios buhalis and peter oconnor this paper identifies a number of key changes in information communication technologies ict that gradually revolutionize the tourism industry. Buhalis d 1999limits of tourism development in peripheral destinationsproblems from marketing 1 at northern university of malaysia. Professor dimitrios buhalis, dr nigel williams, dr daisy fan, dr elvira bolat, dr miguel moital prof dimitrios. Pdf conceptualising smart tourism destination dimensions. As the internet is increasingly becoming the means by which travellers. Concepts and issues 45 aspects of tourism 45 buhalis, dimitrios, darcy, simon on. This article analyzes digital divide and proposes an integrated theoretical. Professor dimitrios buhalis is a strategic management and marketing expert with specialisation in technology and tourism. He is currently established chair in tourism and deputy director of the international centre for tourism and hospitality research icthr and director of the john kent institute in tourism at the school of tourism at bournemouth. Information communication technology revolutionizing. This e tourism, developed in an exponential rate during the last 10 years. Dimitrios buhaliss most popular book is tourism management, marketing, and development. E tourism and the internet in particular support the interactivity between tourism.
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This volume presents an international selection of invited contributions on policy and best practice in accessible tourism, reflecting current practices across a range of destinations and business settings. Marketing the competitive destination of the future surrey. Dimitrios buhalis, bournemouth university, tourism and hospitality department, department member. The future etourism intermediaries university of surrey. New and emerging markets, chris cooper and noel scott uq and john kester wto. It will be the convergence cases can be obtained free with the subscription to a between different technologies that will change the digital broadcasters services table 4. Tourism information systems promoting barrierfree tourism for peo.
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Buhalis d 1999limits of tourism development in peripheral. Information technology for strategic tourism management information technology for strategic tourism management by dimitrios buhalis. Tourism management, marketing, and development revolves around the implementation of ict applications in the tourism sector. An appropriate diffusion of the information and communication technologies icts in this sector can improve the social and economic impacts, from which many citizens and organizations in developed and developing countries can benefit. Also known as travel technology or etravel, e tourism refers to a phenomenon and research area in which the adoption of information and communication technology ict by tourists and businesses. Professor dimitrios buhalis is head of department tourism and hospitality, director of the etourism lab and. This etourism, developed in an exponential rate during the last 10 years. Studies information management, information society, and hospitality studies. Dimitrios buhalis has 23 books on goodreads with 83 ratings. Pdf 1 tourism management strategic use of information. E tourism is the digitisation of all the processes and value chains in the tourism, travel, hospitality and catering industries that enable organisations to maximise their efficiency and effectiveness. Tourism marketing information system decision support for the tourism manager, karl woeber. The paper also projects future developments in etourism and demonstrates critical changes that will influence the tourism industry.
Also known as travel technology or e travel, e tourism refers to a phenomenon and research area in which the adoption of information and communication technology ict by tourists and businesses. The collection of articles reflects the diverse research topics, theoretical underpinnings, and methodologies used by various scholars worldwide to research sustainable tourism. Pearson offers special pricing when you package your text with other student resources. However,smarttourismis certainlyadistinctstepin the evolution of ict in tourism in that the physical and governance dimensions of tourism are entering the digital playing. Strategic etourism alternatives for destinations mara del carmen calatrava moreno, gernot ho.
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