Forecasting the growth of e-tourism sector : the case study of Mediterranean countries
Part of : Tourismos : an international multidiciplinary journal of tourism ; Vol.4, No.3, 2009, pages 113-125
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113-125
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Research papers
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Tourism is one of the first services sectors to adapt and use Information andCommunication Technology (ICT) for promoting its services. ICT enable travelersto access reliable and accurate information, as well as to make reservations in afraction of the time and the cost. The objective of this work is to measure theimpact of ICT on the tourism sector growth. Assuming that the increase of etourismsector depends on the increase in tourism demand and internetpenetration, we examine the case of all Mediterranean EU member countries, andforecast the growth of online tourism services.
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e-Tourism, ICT, forecasting techniques
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Περιέχει σχήματα, πίνακες και βιβλιογραφία
