Handbook of Technology Application in Tourism in Asia

This is an unconditional reality that the tourism industry in Asia is getting exposed to innovative technologies than ever before. This proposed book provides the latest research in the application of innovative technology to the tourism industry, covering the perspectives, innovativeness, theories, issues, complexities, opportunities and challenges. This book, a blend of comprehensive and extensive effort by the contributors and editors is designed to cover technologies in tourism. The application and practice of technologies in tourism including the relevant niches. This book focuses on the importance of technologies in tourism. This also highlights technology in a comprehensive manner that are impacting the tourism industry in Asia as well as the constraints it is facing. Contents of this book deal with distinct topics such as mobile computing, new product designs, innovative technology usages in tourism promotion, technology-driven sustainable tourism development, location-based apps, mobility, accessibility and so on. A good number of research studies are conducted outlining the contributions and importance of technologies in tourism, in general. However, researching the tourism industry of Asia so far has attracted very few researchers. Some contributions are made but not sufficiently. Considering the ongoing trend of technology application in the tourism industry in Asia very few research attempts have been made aiming towards exploring diverse aspects.
Tourism is expanding enormously across the world that actually creates more demands for effective technologies. This book will be a reading companion mainly of the tourism students in higher academic institutions. This book will also be read by the relevant policy planners and industry professionals. Apart from them, this book will be appreciated by expatiate researchers and researchers having keen interest in the Asian tourism industry.