Conceptual foundations for understanding smart tourism ecosystems

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 50, Issue , 2015, Pages 558-563

  Gretzel, Ulrike ^a   Werthner, Hannes ^b   Koo, Chulmo ^c   Lamsfus, Carlos ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^c Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^d CICtourGUNE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Open innovation; Sharing economy; Smart technologies; Smart tourism; Tourism experience; Value creation

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY;

OPEN INNOVATION; SHARING ECONOMY; SMART TECHNOLOGY; SMART TOURISM; TOURISM EXPERIENCE; VALUE CREATION;

ECOSYSTEMS;

EID: 84930089006     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2015.03.043     Document Type: Article

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