Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2016, 1st ed. 2016
Proceedings of the International Conference in Bilbao, Spain, February 2-5, 2016

The papers presented in this volume advance the state-of-the-art research on digital marketing and social media, mobile computing and responsive web design, semantic technologies and recommender systems, augmented and virtual reality, electronic distribution and online travel reviews, MOOC and eLearning, eGovernment and sharing economy. This book covers the most significant areas contributed by prominent scholars from around the world and is suitable for both academics and practitioners who are interested in the latest developments in eTourism. 

Alessandro Inversini is senior lecturer at Bournemouth University Faculty of Management (United Kingdom). His research interests are where communication, tourism and new media overlap, ranging from design to evaluation of tourism websites, from online communication to branding and reputation, from eCommerce to eLearning.

Roland Schegg is a professor at the Institute of Tourism at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland/Valais (HES-SO Valais). Between 2000 and 2004 he was with the Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL). He earned his BS from the Swiss Federal Institute for Technology (ETH) in Zurich and his PhD from the University of Geneva. His research interests are in the field of eTourism (online distribution, eService metrics, technology adoption, web 2.0 and mobile technologies in tourism). 

research on cutting-edge technologies in travel and tourism by leading

scholars in the field

Offers practical insights into IT-related managerial issues

Provides both latest research findings and practice cases

Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras