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Smart Tourism Management Framework: Comparison
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Please note this is a comparison between Version 3 by Rita Xu and Version 2 by Marios Sotiriadis.

This entry firstly suggests a workable definition for the Smart Tourism Management Framework. Secondly, it presents the key elements of this ST management framework at destination level. It is completed by outlining the current state of academic research in this field and suggesting directions for future research endeavours.

  • Smart tourism
  • Management framework
  • Smart tourists
  • Smart technologies
  • Smart businesses
  • Academic research
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