Exploiting Web 2.0 for New Service Development: Findings and Implications from the Greek Tourism Industry

International Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 551-566

  Sigala, Marianna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

Author keywords

Customer intelligence; Customer participation; New service development; Tourism; Web 2.0

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESEARCH WORK; SOFTWARE; TOURISM ECONOMICS; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

GREECE;

EID: 84867645020     PISSN: 10992340     EISSN: 15221970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jtr.1914     Document Type: Article

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