Ebook: Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2011: Proceedings of the International Conference in Innsbruck, Austria, January 26–28, 2011

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XVI
Image-based Travel Recommender System for small tourist destinations....Pages 1-12
Recommender systems for dynamic packaging of tourism services....Pages 13-23
CT-Planner2: More Flexible and Interactive Assistance for Day Tour Planning....Pages 25-37
SigTur/E-Destination: A System for the Management of Complex Tourist Regions....Pages 39-50
Smart City: A Rule-based Tourist Recommendation System....Pages 51-62
Exploiting Feedback from Users of innsbruck.mobile for Personalization....Pages 63-74
Silver Surfers & eTourism: Web Usability and Testing Methods for the Generation 50plus....Pages 75-87
Progress of attraction websites in Mainland China: From 2005 to 2010....Pages 89-100
Harvesting Online Contents: An Analysis of Hotel Reviews Websites....Pages 101-112
Automatic Compilation of an Online Travel Portal from Automatically Extracted Travel Blog Entries....Pages 113-124
When tourists give their reasons on the web: The argumentative significance of tourism related UGC....Pages 125-137
Travel Preferences of Overseas Destinations by Mainland Chinese Online Users....Pages 139-150
Destination Marketing and Users’ Appraisal: Looking for the reasons why tourists like a destination....Pages 151-163
Comparing Online Destination Image with Conventional Image Measurement — The Case of Tallinn....Pages 165-177
An Evaluation of a Contextual Computing Approach to Visitor Information Systems....Pages 179-190
A Contextual Geofencing Mobile Tourism Service....Pages 191-202
A Mobile Advertising Platform for eTourism....Pages 203-214
Virtualisation of Customer Cards with 2D Codes....Pages 215-227
Adopting Web 2.0 technologies on chain and independent hotel websites: A case study of hotels in Hong Kong....Pages 229-240
Hotel Websites and Booking Engines: A Challenging Relationship....Pages 241-252
Web Marketing Features of UK Rural Hospitality Businesses....Pages 253-264
The Impact of Digital Divide on Global Tourism: Strategic Implications of Overcoming Communication Gaps Caused by Digital Inequalities....Pages 265-277
The Influence of Technology on Geographic Cognition and Tourism Experience....Pages 279-291
An analysis of research on tourism information technology: The case of ENTER proceedings....Pages 293-304
Factor Analysis of E-commerce Adoption Benefits: A Case of Egyptian Travel Agents....Pages 305-317
Publish/Subscribe Systems in Tourism....Pages 319-330
Trustworthiness of Travel 2.0 applications and their influence on tourist behaviour: an empirical investigation in Italy....Pages 331-342
Dynamic Social Media in Online Travel Information Search: A Preliminary Analysis....Pages 343-353
When a Magazine Goes Online: A Case Study in the Tourism Field....Pages 355-366
Mobile hybrid networks for tourist service provision in small Destination Management Organizations....Pages 367-378
Mapping the Web Presences of Tourism Destinations: An Analysis of the European Countries....Pages 379-390
Tourist Office Counselling Service....Pages 391-402
Modelling e-Tourism Services and Bundles....Pages 403-415
The knowledge destination — a customer information-based destination management information system....Pages 417-429
TTR Tirol Tourism Research — A Knowledge Management Platform for the Tourism Industry....Pages 431-441
Understanding the Statusphere and Blogosphere: An Analysis of Virtual Backpacker Spaces....Pages 443-455
Credibility Assessment Model of Travel Information Sources: An Exploratory Study on Travel Blogs....Pages 457-469
The effects of online social media on tourism websites....Pages 471-483
Effectiveness of Advertising on Social Network Sites: A Case Study on Facebook....Pages 485-498
Online Customer Reviews Used as Complaint Management Tool....Pages 499-511
Impact of Perceived Benefits of Social Media Networks on Web Quality and E-satisfaction....Pages 513-524
Travel Opinion Leaders and Seekers....Pages 525-535
Tourism Marketing in Facebook: Comparing Rural Tourism SME’s and Larger Tourism Companies in Finland....Pages 537-546
Distribution channel and efficiency: An Analytic Hierarchy Process approach....Pages 547-558
Affiliate Marketing in Tourism: Determinants of Consumers’ Trust....Pages 559-571
An Analysis on Human Personality and Hotel Web Design: a Kohonen Network Approach....Pages 573-585
Personality and Tourists’ Internet Behaviour....Pages 587-598
Travel Enjoyment and Website Sensory Features....Pages 599-610

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XVI
Image-based Travel Recommender System for small tourist destinations....Pages 1-12
Recommender systems for dynamic packaging of tourism services....Pages 13-23
CT-Planner2: More Flexible and Interactive Assistance for Day Tour Planning....Pages 25-37
SigTur/E-Destination: A System for the Management of Complex Tourist Regions....Pages 39-50
Smart City: A Rule-based Tourist Recommendation System....Pages 51-62
Exploiting Feedback from Users of innsbruck.mobile for Personalization....Pages 63-74
Silver Surfers & eTourism: Web Usability and Testing Methods for the Generation 50plus....Pages 75-87
Progress of attraction websites in Mainland China: From 2005 to 2010....Pages 89-100
Harvesting Online Contents: An Analysis of Hotel Reviews Websites....Pages 101-112
Automatic Compilation of an Online Travel Portal from Automatically Extracted Travel Blog Entries....Pages 113-124
When tourists give their reasons on the web: The argumentative significance of tourism related UGC....Pages 125-137
Travel Preferences of Overseas Destinations by Mainland Chinese Online Users....Pages 139-150
Destination Marketing and Users’ Appraisal: Looking for the reasons why tourists like a destination....Pages 151-163
Comparing Online Destination Image with Conventional Image Measurement — The Case of Tallinn....Pages 165-177
An Evaluation of a Contextual Computing Approach to Visitor Information Systems....Pages 179-190
A Contextual Geofencing Mobile Tourism Service....Pages 191-202
A Mobile Advertising Platform for eTourism....Pages 203-214
Virtualisation of Customer Cards with 2D Codes....Pages 215-227
Adopting Web 2.0 technologies on chain and independent hotel websites: A case study of hotels in Hong Kong....Pages 229-240
Hotel Websites and Booking Engines: A Challenging Relationship....Pages 241-252
Web Marketing Features of UK Rural Hospitality Businesses....Pages 253-264
The Impact of Digital Divide on Global Tourism: Strategic Implications of Overcoming Communication Gaps Caused by Digital Inequalities....Pages 265-277
The Influence of Technology on Geographic Cognition and Tourism Experience....Pages 279-291
An analysis of research on tourism information technology: The case of ENTER proceedings....Pages 293-304
Factor Analysis of E-commerce Adoption Benefits: A Case of Egyptian Travel Agents....Pages 305-317
Publish/Subscribe Systems in Tourism....Pages 319-330
Trustworthiness of Travel 2.0 applications and their influence on tourist behaviour: an empirical investigation in Italy....Pages 331-342
Dynamic Social Media in Online Travel Information Search: A Preliminary Analysis....Pages 343-353
When a Magazine Goes Online: A Case Study in the Tourism Field....Pages 355-366
Mobile hybrid networks for tourist service provision in small Destination Management Organizations....Pages 367-378
Mapping the Web Presences of Tourism Destinations: An Analysis of the European Countries....Pages 379-390
Tourist Office Counselling Service....Pages 391-402
Modelling e-Tourism Services and Bundles....Pages 403-415
The knowledge destination — a customer information-based destination management information system....Pages 417-429
TTR Tirol Tourism Research — A Knowledge Management Platform for the Tourism Industry....Pages 431-441
Understanding the Statusphere and Blogosphere: An Analysis of Virtual Backpacker Spaces....Pages 443-455
Credibility Assessment Model of Travel Information Sources: An Exploratory Study on Travel Blogs....Pages 457-469
The effects of online social media on tourism websites....Pages 471-483
Effectiveness of Advertising on Social Network Sites: A Case Study on Facebook....Pages 485-498
Online Customer Reviews Used as Complaint Management Tool....Pages 499-511
Impact of Perceived Benefits of Social Media Networks on Web Quality and E-satisfaction....Pages 513-524
Travel Opinion Leaders and Seekers....Pages 525-535
Tourism Marketing in Facebook: Comparing Rural Tourism SME’s and Larger Tourism Companies in Finland....Pages 537-546
Distribution channel and efficiency: An Analytic Hierarchy Process approach....Pages 547-558
Affiliate Marketing in Tourism: Determinants of Consumers’ Trust....Pages 559-571
An Analysis on Human Personality and Hotel Web Design: a Kohonen Network Approach....Pages 573-585
Personality and Tourists’ Internet Behaviour....Pages 587-598
Travel Enjoyment and Website Sensory Features....Pages 599-610
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