Travel in the Digital Age (Paperback)

This book covers just some of the exciting possibilities that new digital technology is opening up for the travel industry: booking a holiday from a TV that talks back to the viewer, replacing passports with palm-reading machines, and printing your plane tickets and hotel or car reservations in your own living room or den. In this wide-ranging overview, the latest developments are discussed, including computerized "search and match" services, travel kiosks, the Internet, electronic brochures, ticketless flight plans, and much more. How will these changes affect both travel companies (e.g. profitability, cost, employment implications) and the traveler (e.g., convenience, speed, and economy)? How safe are computer reservations, on-screen data and scanning systems, or can companies obtain confidential information from their rivals or use computerized systems to disadvantage their competitors? Will the new technology increase the larger companies' hold on the travel industry or will it instead give smaller companies a competitive edge? The future of travel is only just ahead of us. This is a book for travelers and the travel industry alike.

General

Imprint:	Bowerdean Publishing Company
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Work in the Digital Age S., v. 3
Release date:	June 1997
Authors:	Linsey Ann McNeill
Dimensions:	245 x 175 x 7mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	160
ISBN-13:	978-0-906097-64-9
Categories:	Books > Computing & IT > Internet > General Books > Computing & IT > Social & legal aspects of computing > Impact of computing & IT on society Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Service industries > Tourism industry
LSN:	0-906097-64-9
Barcode:	9780906097649

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