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The notion and connotation of smart tourism through the lens of rational choice

Jingyi Li, Yunpeng Li, Zequn Ning, Wenli Chen

Article ID: 1714
Vol 3, Issue 1, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54517/st.v3i1.1714

Received: 15 October 2021; Accepted: 2 December 2021; Available online: 20 December 2021; Issue release: 30 April 2022

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Despite coming from Western nations, the term “smart tourism” has “taken root and flourished” in China. In addition to reflecting the reality of how smart tourism is developing in China, current knowledge in the country's academic and industrial sectors also stimulates more study into the concept and tactics of smart tourism. This study offers fresh perspectives on the meaning and notion of smart tourism from the standpoint of rational choice theory, based on an understanding and analysis of the original mainstream technology application theory. It comes to the conclusion that encouraging travelers to make the best logical decision is the fundamental feature of smart tourism.

Keywords

smart tourism; technology application theory; rational choice theory

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