Exploring the use of chatbots in hotels: technology providers' perspective

D Buhalis, ESY Cheng - … Technologies in Tourism 2020: Proceedings of …, 2020 - Springer
Virtual assistants, also known as chatbot technology is getting more prominent and is
applied widely in many industries. The use of chatbots, advantages, disadvantages, and …

The role of technology and institutions in tourism service ecosystems: Findings from a case study

S Barile, MV Ciasullo, O Troisi, D Sarno - The TQM Journal, 2017 - emerald.com
Purpose Given the growing attention on service ecosystem and the role played by
technology and institutions in shaping of actors' relations and interactions, the purpose of …

The power of head tilts: gender and cultural differences of perceived human vs human-like robot smile in service

CE Yu, HFB Ngan - Tourism Review, 2019 - emerald.com
The power of head tilts: gender and cultural differences of perceived human vs human-like
robot smile in service | Emerald Insight Books and journals Case studies Expert Briefings Open …

How ICT shifts the power balance of tourism distribution channels

C Berne, M Garcia-Gonzalez, J Mugica - Tourism management, 2012 - Elsevier
The restructuring process of the tourism sector and of the distribution channels caused by
Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) may have altered the power positions …

A framework for an industry supported destination marketing information system

RJB Ritchie, JRB Ritchie - Tourism Management, 2002 - Elsevier
This article provides guidelines for the establishment of a comprehensive state/provincial
destination marketing information system (DMIS). More specifically, it describes the process …

Applications, experiences, and challenges of smart tourism development in China

X Wang, F Zhen, J Tang, L Shen… - Journal of Urban …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Despite the increasing attention given to smart tourism in China, limited research has been
conducted on this topic. The purpose of this research was to analyze the stakeholders …

Evaluating the effectiveness of tourist advertising to improve the competitiveness of destinations

J de Souza, L Mendes-Filho… - Tourism Economics, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
This study focuses on the evaluation of the tourist destination advertising effectiveness. The
destination advertising response DAR model was used to analyze data on the effectiveness …

An investigation of developing smart tourism from the perspective of stakeholders

H Ye, S Sun, R Law - Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Smart tourism is a burgeoning development direction in recent decades. However, research
on smart tourism development from the perspective of multi-stakeholders is limited, which is …

Tourist events and satisfaction: a product of regional tourism competitiveness

SJ Teixeira, JJM Ferreira, A Almeida… - Tourism Review, 2019 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to analyze the contribution of tourist event and satisfaction with
tourism events as a product of regional tourism competitiveness, as well as evaluate factors …

Perceptions of Halal-friendly attributes: a quantitative study of tourists' intention to travel non-Islamic destination

N Soonsan, ZA Jumani - Journal of Islamic Marketing, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose Thailand's Halal-friendly destination attributes are the focus of this study. The
purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of Halal-friendly attributes on tourists' …