An exploratory study of the role of pervasive environments for promotion of tourism destinations

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 50-65

  Pantano, Eleonora ^a   Servidio, Rocco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Communication technologies; Consumer behaviour; Italy; Tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958033879     PISSN: 17579880     EISSN: 17579899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17579881111112412     Document Type: Article

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