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Information and communication technologies in tourism
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Ráthonyi, Gergely Gergely, Ráthonyi |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Abstract | Tourism has developed into one of the world’s most important industrial sectors, growing faster than the world’s gross domestic product for the last 30 years. According to World Travel and Tourism Councils’ prediction (WTTC) tourism contribution to the GDP will be 4.2% directly and 9.6% together (direct, indirect) in 2011. This sector’s contribution to the labor market will be 99 million people directly and 260 million people all together in the same year. (WTTC, 2011) In the past years – except for the drop caused by recession – tourism turned into one of the propulsive industries in Hungary. Therefore, in order to make our guests desire to return to Hungary and to entice others to visit Hungary too, we – who live here – should provide tourists with an appropriate level of services. Among services, one of the most important areas is the information service. Development of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and the expansion of the Internet penetration have changed dramatically in the last few decades. Tourism platforms are a growing phenomenon on the Internet, and this resource has substantially altered the tourism-related information search and destination selection process. In consequence of these changes, new technologies have been adopted into the tourism industry (hotel information systems, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Internet, web technology, mobile technology) and this trend is likely to continue into the future. In recent years, social media websites and searching have become an increasingly dominant mode in travelers’ use of the Internet. Because tourism can be considered as one of the most profitable sectors of the Hungarian economy, and in rural areas it is often the only successful economic activity, it is vital to make Hungary much more attractive with the help of developed ICTs. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.34101/actaagrar/44/2605 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://ojs.lib.unideb.hu/actaagrar/article/download/2605/2618 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://dea.lib.unideb.hu/dea/bitstream/handle/2437/200488/file_up_KMBT36220140226131332.pdf;jsessionid=140FB51D284732D470322003D964A5B5?sequence=1 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.34101/actaagrar%2F44%2F2605 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
