Open AccesseTourism for Socio-Economic Development
Author(s) -
Inversini
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
symphonya
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1593-0319
pISSN - 1593-0300
DOI - 10.4468/2016.1.08inversini.rega
Subject(s) - tourism , intermediation , business , marketing , tourism geography , rural tourism , local economic development , community economic development , market development , economic growth , economics , market economy , political science , finance , law
Tourism has often been described as an economic driving force that contributes to rural and emerging economies development. However, when it comes to the social aspect of development the nature of this contribution is still debated by academics. Information and Communication Technologies can help enhancing the socio-economic contribution of tourism by fostering community-based tourism independent marketing and sales dis-intermediation. eT4D can be defined as the independent use of technologies by micro and small community based tourism firms to market and sell their products and services thus fostering local socio-economic development.