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| Author: | Watson, R. (et al.) |
| Title: | The Open Tourism Consortium: Laying the foundations for the future of tourism |
| Journal: | European Management Journal
2004 : JUN, VOL. 22:3, p. 315-326 |
| Index terms: | Tourism Information systems Software Organizations |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The current highly fragmented multitude of information systems supporting tourism greatly increases the touristÂ’s search costs, with almost no information systems support. A more integrated approach should enhance the touristÂ’s experience in the three phases of tourism: planning, touring, and reminiscing. The emergence of u-commerce, the ultimate form of commerce, is the backdrop to identifying a series of information products that will improve the searching, management, delivery, and sharing of tourism data. It is proposed that the six products identified (like TourDM, TourML,..., and TourCommunity) be developed using the open source model and the cooperative efforts of geographically dispersed students. The Open Tourism Consortium has been created to support this collaborative endeavour. |
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