Skip to main content

Developing Rural Tourism Destinations: Implications for, and of, Information Systems

  • Conference paper
  • 348 Accesses

Abstract

This paper emanated from an exploratory research project relating to the process of tourism development in a market town and surrounding rural area. Using a services marketing approach, samples were drawn from three categories of stakeholders — visitors, service providers and local government. Communication and knowledge requirements in product/service development and the potential role of information technology evolved as issues for further research.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.

Buying options

Chapter
USD   29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD   39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD   54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Learn about institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

References

  • Alexander, N. & Mckenna, A. (1998).: Rural Tourism in the Heart of England. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management Vol 10 Issue 5

    Google Scholar 

  • Ashworth, G.& Goodall, B. (eds) (1994).: Marketing Tourism Places based on 3rd International tourism conference workshop organised by Geographical Institute of the Universities of Groningen (Netherlands) & Reading (United Kingdom), 1988. Routledge, London.

    Google Scholar 

  • Bitner, M.J. (1992).: Service scapes: the impact of physical surroundings on customers and employees. Journal of Marketing No 56 April pp 57–71

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Bramwell, B. (1998).: User satisfaction & product development in urban tourism. Tourism Management Vol 19 No.1 35–47

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Buhalis, D. (1998).: Strategic use of Information Technologies in the Tourism industry. Tourism Management October 1998 vol 19 No 5 pp 409–421 (13)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Cooper, J. (1998).: Multidimensional approaches to the adoption of innovation Management Decision Vol 36, 8

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Cowell, D. (1989).: The Marketing of Services. Heinneman Professional Publishing, Oxford.

    Google Scholar 

  • Gumrnesson, E. (1994).: Making relationship marketing operational. International Journal of Services Management Vol 5 (5), 5–20

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Hall, C.M. & Jenkins, J. M. (1995).: Tourism & Public Policy. Routledge, London & NewYork.

    Google Scholar 

  • Handy, C. (1990).: The age of unreason, Harvard Baiusiness School, Boston. MA

    Google Scholar 

  • Hopkins, J. (1998).: Signs of the postrural. Marketing myths of a symbolic countryside. Geografiiska Annaler; 80 (B): 65–81

    Google Scholar 

  • http://tourist.madinfo.ptlexe.htm.: Tourism. Towards the Information Society. Executive summary.

    Google Scholar 

  • http://www.ifitt.org/ifittlinputs.htm.: IFITT White Paper-Inputs of the workshop.

    Google Scholar 

  • http://www.nrec.org.uk/inforurale/inits/htm.

    Google Scholar 

  • http://www.rural-europe.aeidl.be/rural-enlbiblio/touris/ art07.htm.: Marketing Quality Rural Tourism. Rural Tourism, the need for a product strategy. 1997

    Google Scholar 

  • http:www.staruk.org.uk/tourpg2.htm.: Tourism Facts and Figures, 12.12.2000

    Google Scholar 

  • Inkpen, G. (1998).: Information Technology for Travel & Tourism (2ud edn) Longman, Essex.

    Google Scholar 

  • Kosters, M. J. (1988).: Changing tourism requires a different management approach, in Goodall, B. afg; Ashworth, G. (eds) (1988).: Marketing in the tourism industry: the promotion of destination regions. Croom Helm Limited, Beckenham

    Google Scholar 

  • Lue, C-M, Crompton J.I. & Fesenrnaier, J. R. (1993).: Conceptualization of multi destination pleasure trips. Annals of Tourism Research 20(2) 289–301

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Morash, E.A., Droge, C. & Vickery, S. (1997).: Boundary spanning interfaces between logistics, production, marketing and new product development. International Journal of Physical Distribution & logistics Management. 27(5/6)

    Google Scholar 

  • Murphy, P., Pritchard, M. & Brock, S. (1999).: The destination product and its impact on traveller perceptions. Tourism Management 21 (2000) 43–52

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • OECD/GSD (94) 48 (1994).: Tourism Strategics afg; Rural Development. OECD Paris

    Google Scholar 

  • Olsen, E.M., Cooper, R. & Slater, S.F. (1998).: Design Strategy & Competitive Advantage Business Horizons, USA. Vol 41, 2

    Google Scholar 

  • Page, S. & Getz, D. (1997) (eds).: The Business of Rural Tourism-International Perspectives, Thompson Business Research, London

    Google Scholar 

  • Palmer, A. (1996).: Linking external & internal relationship building in networks of public & private sector organisations: a case study. International Journal of Public Sector Management. Vol 9 (3)

    Google Scholar 

  • Pessenier, E.A. (1966).: New Product design — an analytical approach. McGraw Hill Book Co. New York.

    Google Scholar 

  • Piercy, N. & Cravens, D. (1995).: The network paradigm afg; the marketing organisation. Developing a new management agenda. European Journal of Marketing 29 (3)

    Google Scholar 

  • Proctor, T. (1996).: Marketing Management, integrating theory and practice, International Thompson Business Press, London.

    Google Scholar 

  • Theobald, W. (1998).: Global Tourism(2nd edn). Butterworth-Heinneman, Oxford

    Google Scholar 

  • Wheeler, M. (1995).: Tourism Marketing Ethics: an introduction International Marketing Review Vol 12 Issue 4.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2000 Springer-Verlag Wien

About this paper

Cite this paper

Lyons, G.A. (2000). Developing Rural Tourism Destinations: Implications for, and of, Information Systems. In: Fesenmaier, D.R., Klein, S., Buhalis, D. (eds) Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2000. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6291-0_21

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6291-0_21

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Vienna

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-211-83483-1

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-7091-6291-0

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

Publish with us

Policies and ethics