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Internet Diffusion in the Hospitality Industry
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Author(s): Luiz Augusto Machado Mendes-Filho (Faculdade Natalense para o Desenvolvimento do Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil)and Anatália Saraiva Martins Ramos (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil)
Copyright: 2005
Pages: 5
Source title:
Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, First Edition
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. (Information Resources Management Association, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-553-5.ch288
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Abstract
Tourism is the most important industry in the world in terms of the numbers of employees and its effect on the social and economical development of a region or country. Holjevac (2003) believes that, by the year 2050, tourism will by far be the largest industry worldwide, with 2 billion tourists and US$24 billion in domestic and international receipts. Moreover, the major tourist destinations will be India, China, Indonesia, and Brazil.
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