An Analysis of Mobile Applications Classification Related to Tourism Destinations

Ion Gil Fuentetaja (), Ion Zugasti Simon (), Ariane Rubio Aranzabal (), Maria Peralta Ariza (), Carlos Lamsfus () and Aurkene Alzua-Sorzabal ()
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Ion Gil Fuentetaja: CICtourGUNE
Ion Zugasti Simon: CICtourGUNE
Ariane Rubio Aranzabal: CICtourGUNE
Maria Peralta Ariza: CICtourGUNE
Carlos Lamsfus: CICtourGUNE
Aurkene Alzua-Sorzabal: CICtourGUNE

A chapter in Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2014, 2013, pp 31-44 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The widespread use of mobile devices in daily life activities has impelled a growth in the development of applications (apps) for different purposes. Tourism is one of these spheres of activity in which mobile apps have been developed to support visitors. However, there is not enough understanding of the features that foster the relevance or popularity of a tourism app. Consequently, this paper will analyse the features of specific destination-related apps in Google Play. This analysis will shed some light on generic features of these applications in order to identify potential patterns that correspond to better positioning in searches related to the selected destinations. With this purpose, the research has performed a daily automatic massive collection of data by means of a crawler. Obtained results will provide a brief overview of the characteristics of the most successful applications and could provide some insights in the design and development processes of tourism mobile apps.

Keywords: Mobile applications; Statistical analysis; Quantitative analysis; Tourism; Destination (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-03973-2_3

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