DocumentCode
3344061
Title
Communication 2.0 to promote tourism in Iberoamerica: Analysis of government web portals and social networks
Author
Altamirano, Veronica ; Tunez Lopez, Miguel ; Paladines, Fanny
Author_Institution
Dept. de Cienc. de la Comun., Univ. Tec. Particular de Loja, Loja, Ecuador
fYear
2015
fDate
17-20 June 2015
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
6
Abstract
Internet and social networks are the ideal platform for tourism promotion and dissemination, as it has become the main source of information on which merges the supply and demand of countless tourist destinations. These spaces have been used by government tourism agencies in Latin America, due to the cultural and natural diversity that they possess, they have gotten through communication campaigns “on and offline” to promote new destinations in the international market, deriving in significant economic growth. This research analyzes how government agencies, promote each of the countries, the offer presented and interactive platforms used, because at present the main features of web are the interaction and user participation.
Keywords
Internet; cultural aspects; international trade; social networking (online); supply and demand; travel industry; Iberoamerica; Internet; communication 2.0; countless tourist destinations; cultural diversity; economic growth; government Web portal analysis; interactive platforms; international market; natural diversity; social networks; supply and demand; tourism; Cultural differences; Facebook; Portals; Twitter; Videos; Web 2.0; YouTube; Tourist communication; communication 2.0; interactivity; participation; promotion;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Information Systems and Technologies (CISTI), 2015 10th Iberian Conference on
Conference_Location
Aveiro
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CISTI.2015.7170590
Filename
7170590
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