Tourism and Technology

Technology plays a vital enabling role in tourism and travel and is crucial to expansion of the industry. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and Tourism are two of the most dynamic motivators of the emerging global economy. Not only do they offer employment to millions of people around the world, but they also provide growth opportunities to underdeveloped and neglected region of the planet. Tourism is frequently able to develop economies through infusion of national and international demand and expenditure into local resources, services, and products. Increasingly, people have access to incredible resources and knowledge through the Internet. Several communities around the world are following India’s example in using technology to improve their participation in world affairs and to attract financial resources. Tourism and Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are therefore the two key catalyst for enabling dynamic, innovative and knowledgeable communities and organization to communicate and interact with the outside world in order to import expenditure ad benefits. ICTs increasingly determine the competitiveness of the destination and therefore it is critical for the competitiveness of the industry in the longer term.