The title of the article is Impact of E-commerce on Travel and Tourism: An Historical Analysis written by the author, Farrokh G. Mamaghani, D.Sc. The journal for this article is International Journal of Management and was published at the year 2009, December.
The author of this article, Farrokh G. Mamaghani, D.Sc is a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Physics from University of Tabriz, Iran and Master of Science (M.S.) in Systems Analysis and Management from George Washington University, Washington, D.C. He furthered pursued his education and now he is a Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) in Systems Analysis and Management from George Washington University, Washington, D.C. He is currently teaching at St. John Fisher College which is located in Rochester, New York as a Professor of Information Technology. He is also serving as an Advisory Committee Member for the committee, Communication Technology in the Information Age from 1998 till now.
2.0 INTRODUCTION
E-commerce had definitely brought on major impacts internationally towards the travel and tourism industry. Without doubt, many companies or organizations are taking advantage of this new form of electronic marketing. The companies and organizations are quick to realize the many doors of opportunity that e-commerce can open in the travel and tourism industry as it brings into existence a market potency that is unquestionably huge. This article is a historical analysis on how e-commerce has an effect upon the travel and tourism industry.
2.1 OBJECTIVES
The information in this article leans more towards the idea of conceptuality because the way the author portrays his ideas are realistic and focuses diminutively on observations and experiments. Besides, there are very little statistical data in this article and it is mostly based on the ideas or theories of the author himself and people.
2.2 ARTICLE BACKGROUND INFORMATION
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