The relationship between business characteristics and ICT deployment in the rural tourism sector. The case of Spain

International Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 34-48

  Peña, Ana Isabel Polo ^a   Jamilena, Dolores María Frías ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

E mail; Hierarchical segmentation; ICT; Internet; Rural tourism; Web

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; COMPETITIVENESS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; SEGMENTATION; TOURISM ECONOMICS; TOURISM MARKET; WORLD WIDE WEB;

SPAIN;

EID: 77951971646     PISSN: 10992340     EISSN: 15221970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jtr.735     Document Type: Article

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