Hello! Today we will learn about the basics of e-Tourism.
Let's start with what e-Tourism means.e-Tourism has a few definitions according to our country Sri Lanka. From this course we will be able to know how to define and apply it to your location and business.
Well go through a few general definitions of e-tourism.
- First one is. e-Tourism is that it uses studies and designs together with IT & e-Commerce solutions to conduct business within our organization. Here, we also study our business economic processes, develop market structures while maintaining positive online customer relationships.
- Secondly there is another way to define e-Tourism is the way we conduct business and how we distribute our product online. This is where we will learn about the online marketplace.
- The third one is that e-Tourism is the use of Information & Communication Technologies (ICT) in our business. This means all processes and value chains would be transferred to a digital space.
Now that we've learn few definitions, that gives an idea of what e-tourism means . For more clarification in here's a few things to keep in mind.
The 'e' in e-Tourism is for 'Electronic'. It's the same way how we use the 'e' in email & ebooks.
This 'e' part is used to show the application of modern solutions to our tourism business.
After all, we are in the tourism industry and we are here to learn how to draw the visitor economy to our business.
Now we know some of the basics of e-Tourism!
Let's get together and make our business the best it can be through this course! Let's start!