Tourism Information Technology

Organised around the stages of the visitor journey, this second edition of 'Tourism Information Technology' covers how tourists are using technologies to support decision making before their trip, during their travels and upon their return.

Abstract

This highly accessible and comprehensive Handbook presents a cutting edge discussion of the state of tourism economics and its likely directions in future research. Leading researchers in the field explore a wide range of topics including: demand and forecasting, supply, transport, taxation and infrastructure, evaluation and application for policy-making. Each chapter includes a discussion of its relevance and importance to the tourism economics literature, an overview of its main contributions and themes, a critical evaluation of existing literature and an outline of issues for further conceptual and applied research.