The Evolution of eTourism Research: A Case of ENTER Conference

Shahab Pourfakhimi () and Tianyu Ying ()
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Shahab Pourfakhimi: University of Otago
Tianyu Ying: University of Otago

A chapter in Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2015, 2015, pp 859-871 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Using bibliometric analysis approaches this study aims to extend the existing literature about the evolution, structure and spectrum of eTourism research by analysing the major themes and trends of the papers published in the ENTER conference proceedings from 1994 to 2014. Analysing the subjects and research themes of 972 research papers published in this series, the authors propose a structural model for the categorisation of eTourism research. Through a longitudinal observation of the frequently addressed research subjects and technologies, this paper reveals four different phases of the evolution of eTourism research on applying information and communication technologies in tourism. This study contributes to the better understanding of the different stages of the evolution of eTourism research and its future trend.

Keywords: eTourism; Research trends; Research categorisation; ENTER proceedings; Meta-analysis; Bibliometrics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-14343-9_62

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