This editorial presents an overview of studies contained in this special issue. Recognising
that destination management and marketing remains a key field of academic study and as …

Due to their direct connection with tourism, the accommodation and hospitality industries
belong among the leading service sectors that, with the arrival of the Internet, had to …

Purpose Information and communication technologies are being increasingly used across
various sectors including the tourism industry. However, equitable access to online …

This article provides a discourse analysis of the online tourism marketing of two tourist
destinations–Hangzhou and London–with the purpose of examining how destinations from …

Planning and booking a trip online is now increasingly common for travelers. This study
evaluated 258 Chinese tourism websites (CTWs) using a content analysis technique that …

The success of online travel business largely depends on the usability of online travel
agency websites, and, hence, the need to rigorously evaluate such websites. Gender-a key …

High-quality restaurants have become key assets in the economies of many countries and
are often considered attractors of tourism in themselves. Therefore, the aim of this study is to …

E-commerce has grown considerably with increasing access to the Internet. As a means of e-
commerce, websites play a vital role in the hotel industry. The most important task of any …

Internet presence is essential for tourism companies. Health resorts are a tourism resource
of prime importance for the image of a wellness tourism destination. This paper analyses the …

Definition A holistic, multi-organization view of marketing or destination management
organizations (DMOs) who must muster the best efforts of many partner organizations and …