The Role of Information Technology and Internet in the Development of the Tourism Discipline

Toursim is considered as an independent and new discipline in which numerous human scientists are engaged. Tourism is regarded as an industry as well as an academic discipline. The latter focuses on training the required human resource and research. Information Technology and Internet have deeply af...

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Main Author: mohamadali zaki
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Allameh Tabataba'i University Press 2005-04-01
Series:Muṭāli̒āt-i Mudīriyyat-i Gardishgarī
Online Access:http://tms.atu.ac.ir/article_4906_0104e2c908fe3b488788d57be0703576.pdf
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Summary:Toursim is considered as an independent and new discipline in which numerous human scientists are engaged. Tourism is regarded as an industry as well as an academic discipline. The latter focuses on training the required human resource and research. Information Technology and Internet have deeply affected scientific activities. Technical terms such as e-learning, e• business, e-government and e-touirsm indicate these profound effects. Information Technology and Internet have changed the instructional and research activities in academic areas. The purpose of this article is to examine these effects on ten field dimensions.
ISSN:2322-3294