Cultural Tourism in the Wake of Web Innovation: Emerging Research and Opportunities (Advances in Hospitality, Tourism, and the Services Industry)

Keith A. Merwin, J. Scott McDonald, Gerald A. Merwin Jr., John R. Bennett Jr.

ISBN 10: 1522583955 / ISBN 13: 9781522583950

Published by IGI Global, 2019

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cultural Tourism in the Wake of Web Innovation: Emerging Research and Opportunities (Advances in Hospitality, Tourism, and the Services Industry)
• Publisher: IGI Global
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1522583955
• ISBN 13: 9781522583950
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 17.78W x 0.97H x 25.4D centimeters 17.78 centimeters width by 0.97 centimeters height by 25.4 centimeters depth
• Weight: 485 grams

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Synopsis

Cultural tourism, domestic and international, is comprised of travel that takes people out of their usual environments and focuses on activities that are related to the cultural aspects of an area. Rapid progress in technology, especially the advancement of mobile applications, has changed various aspects of travel, especially in areas such as transportation. Cultural Tourism in the Wake of Web Innovation: Emerging Research and Opportunities is an essential scholarly book that examines revolutionary changes taking place in the field of cultural tourism that are a result of the applications of web-based and other information technologies including Web 2.0 innovations, locational technologies, and digital imaging. It features a wide range of topics such as economic development, mobile applications, and green development, and is intended for use by hotel management, travel agents, event organizers and planners, airline managers, academicians, researchers, students, and professionals in the tourism and hospitality industry.