The Travel and Tourism Industry

The Effects of Terrorism on the Travel and Tourism Industry

The Economic of Tourism and Travel Accommodation

The Tourism Industry of Ethics and Tourism

The tourism industry is one of the largest industries in the world, and despite recent events that have made its operating environment more complex, the industry continues to grow [Theobald, 2005, Global Tourism, 3rd., Butterworth-Heinemann/Elsevier]. Commensurate to the size of the industry is a growth in the number of students pursuing degree courses in tourism around the world. Despite an in...

The Four Global Distribution Systems in the Travel and Tourism Industry

the help of powerful internal Client/Server systems. As in the past, customers now go back to calling the airline directly and pay there and then with their credit card. This aggressive procedure has forced many other airlines to also make direct reservations and by-pass the CRSs. Some carriers, such as Swissair, have come to an agreement with major travel agent chains which then can make their...

The Imminus Travel and Tourism Intranet

Viewdata (i.e. videotex) has been the underlying technology for electronic package holiday distribution in Britain for two decades. Increasingly, however, there is a need to move away from this technology platform towards a more modern and flexible electronic commerce environment in which travel and tourism companies can trade. The emergence of Internet-based and other technologies as well as c...