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The paper discusses an investigative study into the uses and applications of information and communication technology for sustainable tourism development. It develops the proposition that use of such technologies can be a practical approach which destinations may use to mitigate some of tourism’s negative impacts. Adopting a destination-focused perspective and through the undertaking of a worldwide study, this research examined how ICT can be used in the management of sustainable tourism. It presents an array of ICT-based tools/applications for use by destination managers and discusses the opportunities in destination management for applying ICT to Sustainable Tourism Development.
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Ali, A., Frew, A.J. (2010). ICT and its Role in Sustainable Tourism Development. In: Gretzel, U., Law, R., Fuchs, M. (eds) Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2010. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-99407-8_40
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