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E-Business for Tourism - Practical Guidelines for Destinations and Businesses

E-Business for Tourism - Practical Guidelines for Destinations and Businesses
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Pages 292
Price 30.00 €
Language English
ISBN 978-92-844-0459-9
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Abstract

The new forms of E-Business are offering major opportunities for all tourism destinations and suppliers, whether large or small, to improve their business and remodel it in new and more cost-effective ways.

More than ever, Tourism Businesses and Destination Marketing Organizations have to face the technological changes and to handle the organizational impacts, applying the principles of collaborative working and sharing resources.

The report was prepared as guidance for those who are prepared to embrace the E-Business. After explaining the concepts of E-Business and Customer Relationship Management, it provides an overview of the changing value chains and the evolving role of DMOs. It continues with practical guidelines (on a step-by-step basis and always illustrated with case studies and examples) on how DMOs should respond to the challenges by developing E-Business systems, and more specifically, how to go about developing Web sites for consumers, intermediaries, travel media and tourism businesses.

Furthermore, the report is focussing on E-Business for tourism suppliers, particularly Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs). For all main sectors of the tourism industry it helps developing your E-Business strategy, gives an overview of the relevant E-Business applications and services, offers a step-by-step guide for the implementation and points out the critical success factors always accompanied with detailed case studies.

Table of Contents

  • Setting the Scene
    • The Internet and tourism – a powerful combination.
    • The importance of the Internet and Internet-based e-commerce
    • The concept of electronic business (e-business)
    • The principles of customer relationship management (CRM)
  • E-Business for Destination Management Organisations
  • E-Business for DMOs - Principles and Concepts
    • Evolving value chains
    • Integrated e-business systems for tourism destinations
    • The potential of e-marketing and CRM
    • E-commerce for DMOs
    • New ways for DMOs to do business
    • Strategic Challenges for DMOs
  • Implementing a DMS as the infrastructure for e-business
    • Step-by-step guide to implementing a DMS
    • DMS Critical Success Factors
    • DMS Case Studies
  • Consumer Web sites
    • Step by step guide to development
    • Critical success factors
    • Case studies
  • Networks for intermediaries
    • Travel trade intermediaries
    • Meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) organisers
    • Media site
  • Networks for the tourism industry
    • Getting SMEs wired and skilled
    • Features and functions
    • Step by step guide
    • Critical success factors
    • Case Studies
  • E-Business for Tourism SME’s
  • Industry overview
    • Growth of tourism e-business and impacts on SMEs throughout the industry
    • Strategic importance of e-commerce and e-business for SMEs
    • Mapping e-commerce and e-business applications
    • Structure and content of each sector analysis
  • Hospitality services
    • Targeting your e-business strategy
    • E-Business applications and functionality
    • Step-by-step guide to implementing your e-business strategy
    • Critical success factors of your e-business strategy
    • Case studies of innovative e-business solutions
    • Future of e-commerce and e-business
  • Travel Agencies
    • Targeting your e-business strategy
    • E-business applications and functionality
    • Step-by-step guide to implementing your e-business strategy
    • Critical success factors of your e-business strategy
    • Case studies of innovative e-business solutions
    • Future of e-commerce and e-business
  • Tour operators
    • Targeting your e-business strategy
    • E-business applications and functionality
    • Step-by-step guide to implementing your e-business strategy
    • Critical success factors of your e-business strategy
    • Case studies of innovative e-business solutions
    • Future of e-commerce and e-business
  • Visitor Attractions
    • Targeting your e-business strategy
    • E-business applications and functionality
    • Step-by-step guide to implementing your e-business strategy
    • Critical success factors of your e-business strategy
    • Case studies of innovative e-business solutions
    • Future of e-commerce and e-business
  • Conclusion
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