This study presents a new method based on the combination of cryptography and information hiding methods. Firstly, the image is encoded by the Double Random Phase Encoding (DRPE) technique. The real and imaginary parts of the encoded image are subsequently embedded into an enlarged normalized host image. DRPE demands two random phase mask keys to decode the decrypted image at the destination. T...

This paper examines the opinions of newcomers and visitors to the public transportation system in Dublin. The motivations for this research were twofold. First, tourism is very important to the Irish economy and, as such, it is important that visitors to Dublin can use the public transport system. Second, by asking visitors what the think of the public transport system available in comparison t...

Rural tourism, a dynamic industry with a promising future, can play a key role in economic improvement of talented countries such as Iran. Abyaneh village is one of the best-known villages in both Iran and the world. The number of annual visitors of this ancient village is approximately 550,000 that is a considerable number. Within a short radius of Abyaneh there are five villages (Barz, Tare, ...

This research aims to investigate the relationship of travel motivation, familiarity, travel constraints, image with the travel intention of Chinese non-visitors to Thailand. A survey questionnaire and a non-probability convenience sampling were used as the research instrument and research technique. A total of 410 respondents, all Chinese non-visitors to Thailand, were selected on the Golden H...

SMARTMUSEUM (Cultural Heritage Knowledge Exchange Platform) is a Research and Development project sponsored under the Europeans Commission’s 7th Framework. The overall objective of the project is to develop a platform for innovative services enhancing on-site personalized access to digital cultural heritage through adaptive and privacy preserving user profiling. Using onsite knowledge databases...

Tourism represents one of the economic sectors with major implications in sustainable development mountain areas. The tourists’ perception regarding image tourist destinations is a key requirement that all stakeholders tourism have to take into account, due its role shaping and directing flows local communities, by extension. In terms methodology, questionnaire method was used this study, face-...