Informing destination recommender systems design and evaluation through quantitative research

International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 297-315

  Zins, Andreas H ^a   Gretzel, Ulrike ^a   Hwang, YeongHyeon ^b   Fesenmaier, Daniel R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b Dong A University   (South Korea)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Data analysis; Destination choice; Destination marketing; Destination recommender system; Human centric computing; Information search; Tourism management; Travel planning

Indexed keywords

DATA INTERPRETATION; DECISION MAKING; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; MARKETING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST DESTINATION;

EID: 84867827318     PISSN: 17506182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17506181211265040     Document Type: Article

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