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Conceptualizing Context in an Intelligent Mobile Environment in Travel and Tourism

In: Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2013

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  • Carlos Lamsfus

    (Competence Research Centre in Tourism)

  • Zheng Xiang

    (University of North Texas)

  • Aurkene Alzua-Sorzabal

    (Competence Research Centre in Tourism)

  • David Martín

    (Competence Research Centre in Tourism)

Abstract

Context in travel and tourism represents the bridge between a specific need and the necessary information to fulfil that requirement. The notion of context is becoming popular in travel and tourism in areas such as location-based services that support decision-making on the go. It becomes even more important within today’s intelligent mobile environment for travel, which is represented by cutting-edge mobile technologies including smartphones and their apps. It is argued that it is necessary to conceptualize the notion of context in relation to the holistic tourism experience and the behavioural characteristics of travel. By bringing together literature on context-awareness computing and travel and tourism, this paper challenges existing approaches to context modelling and offers insights into the rich and multidimensional nature of the notion of context in travel and tourism. Finally, it offers a number of design principles for context modelling and calls for interdisciplinary research on understanding the notion of context in tourism.

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  • Carlos Lamsfus & Zheng Xiang & Aurkene Alzua-Sorzabal & David Martín, 2013. "Conceptualizing Context in an Intelligent Mobile Environment in Travel and Tourism," Springer Books, in: Lorenzo Cantoni & Zheng (Phil) Xiang (ed.), Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2013, edition 127, pages 1-11, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-642-36309-2_1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-36309-2_1
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    1. Kim Hyun Hee & Sun Sunny & Law Rob, 2022. "Value proposition of smartphone destination marketing: The cases of Hong Kong and South Korea," Journal of Economics and Management, Sciendo, vol. 44(1), pages 187-209, January.
    2. Arenas, Alvaro E. & Goh, Jie Mein & Urueña, Alberto, 2019. "How does IT affect design centricity approaches: Evidence from Spain’s smart tourism ecosystem," International Journal of Information Management, Elsevier, vol. 45(C), pages 149-162.
    3. Seung Jae Lee, 0. "A review of audio guides in the era of smart tourism," Information Systems Frontiers, Springer, vol. 0, pages 1-11.
    4. Seung Jae Lee, 2017. "A review of audio guides in the era of smart tourism," Information Systems Frontiers, Springer, vol. 19(4), pages 705-715, August.
    5. Perfetto, Maria Concetta & Vargas-Sánchez, Alfonso & Presenza, Angelo, 2016. "Managing A Complex Adaptive Ecosystem: Towards A Smart Management Of Industrial Heritage Tourism," Journal of Tourism, Sustainability and Well-being, Cinturs - Research Centre for Tourism, Sustainability and Well-being, University of Algarve, vol. 4(3), pages 243-264.

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