Infusion of the internet and indigenous tourism: An Australian framework

Hosein Gharavi; Alfred Ogle; Yogesh Kumar Dwivedi

Infusion of the internet and indigenous tourism: An Australian framework

Hosein Gharavi^*
, Alfred Ogle
, Yogesh Kumar Dwivedi

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Innovations in the fields of Information and Communication Technology, Transport, and Human Resources Management have transformed the structure of the global tourism and travel industry. The Internet has enabled tourism and travel firms to tap into new domestic and international markets while availing regions in developing countries the opportunities to publicize their unique tourism products and services. The premise of this article is that Information Technology (IT) influences the extent of adoption and infusion of innovative tourism practices as tourism and tourism-enabled networks become increasingly intertwined. Whilst the use of IT and the Internet has resulted in the preliminary unification of practice (as Internet adoption amongst developing tourism destination matures), Technological Institutionalism posits that tourism managers can make strategic choices in the scale and scope of adoption of global tourism practices. From this perspective, the economic possibilities of the Internet and IT are proposed to be the development of strategic differentiation in tourism planning which appreciably improves tourism managers' ability to develop a strategic niche. This means that indigenous tourism operators and indigenous entities engaged in developing tourism in the region can use the Internet to introduce, publicize and promote their unique characteristics. The increased exposure engenders the development of a truly indigenous experience, yet another opportunity for indigenous tourism entities. Accordingly it is proposed that, as far as indigenous tourism is concerned, initially Internet-assisted entry into global tourism is seen as the process of mimicking tourism practices established by developed regions. However, later the adopters' practices evolve to include indigenous strategies in developing region-specific tourism development initiatives as firms experiment with IT and Internet-enabled business operations. Key words: Institutionalism, Indigenous Tourism, Global Tourism, Internet, Niche, Strategic choice, Australia.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 13th European Conference on Information Systems, Information Systems in a Rapidly Changing Economy, ECIS 2005
State	Published - 2005
Externally published	Yes
Event	13th European Conference on Information Systems, Information Systems in a Rapidly Changing Economy, ECIS 2005 - Regensburg, Germany Duration: 26 May 2005 → 28 May 2005

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the 13th European Conference on Information Systems, Information Systems in a Rapidly Changing Economy, ECIS 2005

Conference

Conference	13th European Conference on Information Systems, Information Systems in a Rapidly Changing Economy, ECIS 2005
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Regensburg
Period	26/05/05 → 28/05/05

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Information Systems

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Gharavi, H., Ogle, A., & Dwivedi, Y. K. (2005). Infusion of the internet and indigenous tourism: An Australian framework. In Proceedings of the 13th European Conference on Information Systems, Information Systems in a Rapidly Changing Economy, ECIS 2005 (Proceedings of the 13th European Conference on Information Systems, Information Systems in a Rapidly Changing Economy, ECIS 2005).

Gharavi, Hosein ; Ogle, Alfred ; Dwivedi, Yogesh Kumar. / Infusion of the internet and indigenous tourism : An Australian framework. Proceedings of the 13th European Conference on Information Systems, Information Systems in a Rapidly Changing Economy, ECIS 2005. 2005. (Proceedings of the 13th European Conference on Information Systems, Information Systems in a Rapidly Changing Economy, ECIS 2005).

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Gharavi, H, Ogle, A & Dwivedi, YK 2005, Infusion of the internet and indigenous tourism: An Australian framework. in Proceedings of the 13th European Conference on Information Systems, Information Systems in a Rapidly Changing Economy, ECIS 2005. Proceedings of the 13th European Conference on Information Systems, Information Systems in a Rapidly Changing Economy, ECIS 2005, 13th European Conference on Information Systems, Information Systems in a Rapidly Changing Economy, ECIS 2005, Regensburg, Germany, 26/05/05.

Infusion of the internet and indigenous tourism: An Australian framework. / Gharavi, Hosein; Ogle, Alfred; Dwivedi, Yogesh Kumar.
Proceedings of the 13th European Conference on Information Systems, Information Systems in a Rapidly Changing Economy, ECIS 2005. 2005. (Proceedings of the 13th European Conference on Information Systems, Information Systems in a Rapidly Changing Economy, ECIS 2005).

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Gharavi H, Ogle A, Dwivedi YK. Infusion of the internet and indigenous tourism: An Australian framework. In Proceedings of the 13th European Conference on Information Systems, Information Systems in a Rapidly Changing Economy, ECIS 2005. 2005. (Proceedings of the 13th European Conference on Information Systems, Information Systems in a Rapidly Changing Economy, ECIS 2005).

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