Tourism Informatics

By: Tokuro Matsuo and Kiyota Hashimoto and Hidekazu Iwamoto

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Synopsis: This book introduces new trends of theory and practice of information technologies in tourism. The book does not handle only the fundamental contribution, but also discusses innovative and emerging technologies to promote and develop new generation tourism informatics theory and their applications. Some chapters are concerned with data analysis, web technologies, social media and their case studies. Travel information on the web provided by travelers is very useful for other travelers make their travel plan. A chapter in this book proposes a method for interactive retrieval of information on accommodation facilities to support travelling customers in their travel preparations. Also an adaptive user interface for personalized transportation guidance system is proposed. Another chapter in this book shows a novel support system for the collaborative tourism planning by using the case reports that are collected via Internet. Also, a system for recommending hotels for the users is proposed and evaluated. Other chapters are concerned with recommendation, personalization and other emerging technologies.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9783662472279
Publisher:: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Berlin, Heidelberg
Date of Addition:: 10/14/16
Copyrighted By:: Springer
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Travel, Computers and Internet, Business and Finance, Communication
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.