Destination recommendation systems : behavioural foundations and applications / / edited by Daniel R. Fesenmaier, Karl W. Wober, Hannes Werthner

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910446343903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Wallingford, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CABI Pub., c2006
• ISBN: 1-280-73549-X; 9786610735495; 1-84593-109-2
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (369 p.)
• Classificazione: 85.40
• Altri autori (Persone): FesenmaierDaniel R; WoberKarl W; WerthnerH. <1954->
• Disciplina: 910.285/4678
• Soggetti: Travel - Computer network resources; Tourism - Computer network resources; Internet; World Wide Web
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-340) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Contents""; ""Contributors""; ""Foreword""; ""Introduction: Recommendation Systems in Tourism""; ""Part I: Behavioural Foundations for Destination Recommendation Systems""; ""1. Information Search for Travel Decisions""; ""2. Travel Destination Choice Models""; ""3. Information Search and Navigation on the Internet""; ""4. Tourist Decision-making and Travel Destination Recommendation Systems""; ""5. A Behavioural Framework for Destination Recommendation Systems Design""; ""Part II: Design of Destination Recommendation Systems""; ""6. Case-based Travel Recommendations""; ""7. Destination Recommendations Based on Travel Decision Styles""""8. Travel Personality Testing for Destination Recommendation Systems""; ""9. Building Adaptive Systems: A Neural Net Approach""; ""10. Narrative Design for Travel Recommender Systems""; ""11. Interface Metaphors on Travel-related Websites""; ""12. Playfulness on Website Interactions: ; Why Can Travel Recommendation Systems Not Be Fun?""; ""Part III: Case Studies in Destination Recommendation System Development""; ""13. Domain-specific Search Engines""; ""14. DieToRecs: A Case-based Travel Advisory System""; ""15. Evaluating Travel Recommender Systems: A Case Study of Die ToRecs""""16. TourBO: A Prototype of a Regional Tourism Advising System in Germany""; ""17. Moby Rek: A Conversational Recommender System for On-the-move Travelers""; ""Part IV: Recommendation Systems and Travel An Exciting Future""; ""18. Futuring Travel Destination Recommendation Systems""; ""References""; ""Index""
• Sommario/riassunto: Bringing together the work of leading researchers, this book provides a clear and accessible overview of current research on destination recommendation systems. These systems guide consumer behaviour by enabling Internet users to quickly and effectively find relevant information about travel destinations, attractions, accommodation and transportation. The chapters in this book cover consumer behaviour, perceptual factors influencing consumer choice, and the design of destination recommendation systems. The book examines four different types of destination marketing system and concludes by anal