Big Data and Innovation in Tourism, Travel, and Hospitality : Managerial Approaches, Techniques, and Applications /: Managerial Approaches, Techniques, and Applications. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Editors, Marianna Sigala, Roya Rahimi and Mike Thelwall.
• Editors: Sigala, Marianna; Rahimi, Roya, 1982-; Thelwall, Mike
• Contents: Intro; Contents; Introduction; Big Data: The Oil of the New Tourism Economy; Scope and Structure of the Book; Content of the Book; 1 Composite Indicators for Measuring the Online Search Interest by a Tourist Destination; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Literature Review; 1.2.1 Tourism and Statistical Information; 1.2.2 Consumer Behaviour in Tourism, the Internet and Google Trends; 1.2.3 Indicators and Web Analytics Strategy; 1.3 Methodology; 1.3.1 Theoretical Framework; 1.3.2 Selection of Primary Indicators; 1.3.3 Selection of Search Terms and Geographical Locations in GT 1.3.4 Transformation, Weighting and Aggregation of Primary Indicators1.3.5 Data Collection from GT; 1.3.6 Validation and Reliability of Indicators; 1.4 Results; 1.4.1 Search Interest of Foreign Markets for Tourism in Portugal; 1.4.2 Validation and Reliability of Composite Indicators; 1.5 Discussion; 1.6 Conclusion; References; 2 Developing Smart Tourism Destinations with the Internet of Things; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Big Data and Smart Connectivity; 2.3 The Internet of Things for Tourism; 2.4 Summary; References 3 Big Data in Online Travel Agencies and Its Application Through Electronic Devices3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Theoretical Framework; 3.3 Methodology; 3.4 Results; 3.4.1 OTA Webpage; 3.4.2 Registration; 3.4.3 Filters; 3.4.4 Hotels Offered in the Search Results; 3.4.5 Booking Process; 3.4.6 Customer Experience; 3.5 Big Data Challenges in OTAs; 3.6 Discussion; 3.7 Conclusions; References; 4 Big Data for Measuring the Impact of Tourism Economic Development Programmes: A Process and Quality Criteria Framework for Using Big Data; 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Economic Development Agencies: Functions, Information Needs and Measurement Trends4.2.1 Functions; 4.2.2 Information Needs: Why to Measure and Why It Is not Measured; 4.2.3 Information Needs and Measurement Trends: What and How to Measure; 4.3 Traditional Versus Big Data in Measuring Economic Developmental Programmes; 4.3.1 Traditional Data; 4.3.2 Big Data: Benefits, Risks/Limitations and Requirements; 4.4 Transforming Big Data into Socio-economic Value: Processes and Criteria for Selecting Big Data; 4.4.1 Big Data Process Supporting Decision Making 4.4.2 Criteria for Selecting and Evaluating Big Data4.4.3 Proposed Framework for Selecting and Using Big Data Sources for Measuring Tourism Economic Development Programs; 4.5 Conclusions and Implications for Future Research; References; 5 Research on Big Data, VGI, and the Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Concepts, Methods, and Geographies; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Digital Economy, Big Data and New Challenges; 5.3 Methods; 5.4 An Overview of the Publications; 5.4.1 Type of Articles, Time-Series of Publications, Journals, and Affiliations; 5.4.2 Geographies of Scientific Production
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Copyright Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 338.4/791; Tourism -- Technological innovations; Hospitality industry -- Technological innovations; Big data; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General; Big Data/Analytics; Tourism Management; Big Data; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811363399; 9811363390
• Related ISBNs: 9789811363382
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 5, 2019).
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