Review of research on smart tourism at home and abroad
Vol 1, Issue 2, 2020
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Abstract
Smart tourism not only is highly valued by the academic circles, but also has begun to practice in some areas and obtained good achievements. This article first expounds the origin of smart tourism; then discuss the current research progress and shortcomings of smart tourism from the conceptual connection, theory foundation and research methods, construction framework, technical support, application and evaluation system, etc. according to the content of the literature; at last, summarizes the theory structure of smart tourism research, revalue the position of smart tourism and propose some advice for future development.
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