Getting the benefits of ICTS in tourism destinations : models, strategies and tools
Joint Authors
Petti, Claudio
Passiante, Giuseppina
Source
International Arab Journal of E-Technology
Issue
Vol. 1, Issue 1 (31 Jan. 2009)12 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2009-01-31
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Information Technology and Computer Science
Topics
Abstract EN
Tourism is a relevant opportunity for economic development and social well being.
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are important tools for seizing tourism developmental opportunities arising from integrating and strengthening the local tourism value chain.
Nevertheless, ‘productivity paradoxes’ showed that technologies (IT first and the Internet now) cannot produce any significant benefit unless accompanied by complementary organizational changes.
Who’s in charge of managing tourism destinations is thus facing a double challenge: the redefinition of traditional destination management activities to suit ICTs and the diffusion of such tools in a fragmented, SMEs-driven sector.
In this aim, the present paper presents an ICT-enabled model and the related diffusion strategy as it is applied in different experiences in Italy, Morocco and Jordan.
Then a detailed description of how in practice this strategy is implemented and its main components is provided.
The results of five-years long research and practical experiences as well as field experimentations as related to the application of the strategy will be used to conclude with a number of insights as related to ICTs diffusion in tourism destinations In particular different clues as related to the diffusion of innovative destination management models and the role of technology in doing so will be discussed
American Psychological Association (APA)
Petti, Claudio& Passiante, Giuseppina. 2009. Getting the benefits of ICTS in tourism destinations : models, strategies and tools. International Arab Journal of E-Technology،Vol. 1, no. 1.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-38600
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Petti, Claudio& Passiante, Giuseppina. Getting the benefits of ICTS in tourism destinations : models, strategies and tools. International Arab Journal of E-Technology Vol. 1, no. 1 (Jan. 2009).
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-38600
American Medical Association (AMA)
Petti, Claudio& Passiante, Giuseppina. Getting the benefits of ICTS in tourism destinations : models, strategies and tools. International Arab Journal of E-Technology. 2009. Vol. 1, no. 1.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-38600
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-38600