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The Evolution of eTourism Research: A Case of ENTER Conference

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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.

The author’s full name is Seyed Shahabeddin Pourfakhimi Abarghouei.

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  1. Department of Tourism, Otago School of Business, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

    Shahab Pourfakhimi & Tianyu Ying

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  1. School of Hospitality Business Management, Carson College of Business, Washington State University, Vancouver, Washington, USA

    Iis Tussyadiah

  2. Faculty of Management, Bournemouth University, Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom

    Alessandro Inversini

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Pourfakhimi, S., Ying, T. (2015). The Evolution of eTourism Research: A Case of ENTER Conference. In: Tussyadiah, I., Inversini, A. (eds) Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2015. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14343-9_62

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