eTourism for Socio-Economic Development
Keyword(s):
Tourism has often been described as an economic driving force that contributes to rural and emerging economies development. However, when it comes to the social aspect of development the nature of this contribution is still debated by academics. Information and Communication Technologies can help enhancing the socio-economic contribution of tourism by fostering community-based tourism independent marketing and sales dis-intermediation. eT4D can be defined as the independent use of technologies by micro and small community based tourism firms to market and sell their products and services thus fostering local socio-economic development.
2011 ◽
Vol 2
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pp. 14-26
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2019 ◽
Vol 61
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pp. 133-140
2017 ◽
Vol 30
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pp. 736-752
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2012 ◽
pp. 350-363
2013 ◽
Vol 22
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pp. 93-103
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