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Tourism Industry : Growth & Prospects Over the past six decades, tourism has experienced continued expansion and diversification, becoming one of the largest and fastest-growing economic sectors in the world. Convergence technologies are increasingly obliterating barriers of distance and time, providing anywhere, anytime communication and information sharing. Advances in technology are spurring innovation, growth and globalisation in the tourism industry and redefining notions of travel altogether. %%EOF
Technology is paramount in the success of Hospitality and tourism industry regardless of having some flaws as evide… Keywords – Social Network, Tourism Industry, Hospitality, Technology, Facebook I. defined by the complex and divergent impacts of mod ern technology on the behavior of customers, staff and managers.
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The impact of social media: advantages or disadvantages ... Marjoné van der Bank Lecturer: Legal Sciences Vaal University of Technology Abstract The role and use of social media in travellers‟ decision making and tourism operations and management are widely discussed. (Covell, 2000) These technologies also integrate all digital media types and indeed, one of the most powerful aspects of the digital convergence phenomen… 0000000929 00000 n
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Long-term effects of global tourism on economy Tourism is the travel tour activities which provides travelers leisure facilities and service industry. Tourism & Technology The unending journey of an evolution 2. Keywords: Information technology, tourism industry distribution channels, strategic management and marketing Information technologies as a business tool Developments in ITs revolutionize both economies and enterprises. This article wants to understand better what new information technology (IT) in terms of information and communication systems mean for tourism; not from a technical side but from a strategic management's point of view. Technology revolutionises the tourism industry and determines the strategy and competitiveness of tourism organisations and destinations. their impact everywhere, especially in the field of manufacturing, ICT and other service industries. Every tour operator needs an online tour booking system . endstream
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