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The Rise of Digitalization in the Tourism Industry During COVID-19: Cyber Space, Destinations, and Tourist Experiences

The Rise of Digitalization in the Tourism Industry During COVID-19: Cyber Space, Destinations, and Tourist Experiences
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Author(s): Öznur Akgiş İlhan (Ahi Evran University, Turkey)
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 20
Source title: Handbook of Research on the Impacts and Implications of COVID-19 on the Tourism Industry
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Mahmut Demir (Isparta University of Applied Sciences, Turkey), Ali Dalgıç (Isparta University of Applied Sciences, Turkey)and Fatma Doğanay Ergen (Isparta University of Applied Sciences, Turkey)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8231-2.ch041

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Abstract

Undoubtedly, tourism is one of the sectors most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In this sense, it is one of the most important issues in tourism research. The strategies implemented in combating the pandemic caused a significant increase in the use of digital technologies in tourism. In this context, in this chapter, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism on digitalization are examined in the context of transportation, accommodation, food and beverage, and tourist experience. Research findings indicate that the traditional concept of space in tourism geography is in a transformation towards cyberspace. The pandemic has proven our need for digital strategies and planning tools in tourism. The future will be a time when smart and cyber tourism is increasingly discussed.

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