Description
Responding to the dual pressures of globalization and economic downturn, communities across the world formerly driven by agriculture and industry are increasingly turning toward tourism as an economic mainstay. In order for industry leaders to compete with the efforts of competitors and savvy marketers, new business models must be defined which allow for the incorporation of e-tourism tools and expansion into the global marketplace.
New Business Opportunities in the Growing E-Tourism Industry offers case studies and research that highlights the impact of globalization on travel and tourism and offers solutions to potential problems. Targeting an audience of researchers and business professionals, this volume brings together a diverse international body of scholars and researchers to provide a holistic perspective of future developments in the e-tourism industry.
This volume compiles the research and perspectives of researchers and industry professionals, uniting a variety of topics including medical tourism, traffic-management, route-planning, virtual museums, digital spot-hunting via film-mosaic, and tourism for the elderly and disabled.
Author's/Editor's Biography
Hajime Eto (Ed.)
Hajime Eto, Ph.D., is a professor emeritus, the University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba Science City, Japan, where he taught policy science. Since the student days with the University of Tokyo, he has been interested in the methodology of sciences such as logic and the philosophy of science, particularly in the methodologies of new interdisciplinary sciences such as computer language, operational research, policy science, innovation analysis, and now e-tourism. He has served international scientific circles by publishing over 70 papers in various scientific journals as well as several books. He is serving several international journals as the editorial board member such as
International Journal of Services Technology and Management (Inderscience),
International Journal of Foresight and Innovation Policy (Inderscience),
Scientometrics (Kluwer-Springer), and
Information and Management (Elsevier). His current interest is in the methodological transfer between natural and social sciences, humanities, and technology.