Synopsis
In today's dynamic digital marketing landscape, understanding and predicting tourist behavior is a significant challenge for businesses and organizations in the tourism sector. Consumer choices are influenced by various factors, making it essential to use innovative approaches and insights to engage with tourists and enhance their overall experience effectively. Decoding Tourist Behavior in the Digital Era: Insights for Effective Marketing is a comprehensive collection of papers addressing conventional paradigms and exploring contemporary research methodology advancements. This book offers fresh perspectives to help the tourism sector understand and analyze tourist behavior in the digital era. The book examines tourist behavior holistically and provides a roadmap for stakeholders to develop targeted strategies and initiatives. By leveraging insights from the latest research, businesses can tailor their marketing efforts to meet tourists' evolving needs and preferences, ultimately enhancing customer satisfaction and loyalty. Public sector organizations can also use these insights to formulate destination marketing and development plans that resonate with tourists, thereby driving economic growth and sustainable tourism practices. Decoding Tourist Behavior in the Digital Era: Insights for Effective Marketing is designed for academicians, industry players, researchers, and postgraduate students. It offers a deep dive into critical topics shaping tourist behavior in the digital age. From the impact of social media and online reviews to the role of data analytics and emerging technologies, each chapter provides valuable insights and practical strategies for navigating the complexities of the modern tourism landscape. This book is helpful for anyone seeking to understand and leverage tourist behavior in the digital era by bridging the gap between theory and practice.
About the Authors
|Azman Norhidayah - Editor|Dr. Azman, N. is a lecturer in Faculties of Business Management and Professional Studies, Management and Science University, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. She holds a doctoral degree in Business Management “Consumer behavioural intention in healthy food product” from Management and Science University (MSU). . With the strong 7 years industrial experience, her particular specialization is digital marketing, big data, management, human resource, consumer behavior and marketing. She also receives Certified Marketing Professional from American Industrial Certification Institute for completing marketing professional courses. She has participated and presented research papers in several International academic conferences. International academic conferences.
Marco Valeri is Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior, Faculty of Economics at Niccolò Cusano University, Italy. He received PhD in Strategic Management and Organizational Behavior from “Tor Vergata” University, Italy. He is Lecture in Applied Organizational Behaviour at Xenophon College, UK. He is Visiting Professor at University of Information Science and Technology (UIST) “St. Paul The Apostle”, Macedonia. He is Adjunct Professor at Faculty of Social Sciences and Leisure Management, School of Hospitality, Tour- ism and Events, Taylor’s University, Malaysia. He is Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Economics at Lovely Pro- fessional University (LPU), India. He is Associate Researcher in Strategy, Magellan Research Center, School of Management, Iaelyon Business School, Jean Monet University, France. He is Honorary Associate Profes- sor, University of Pannonia, Hungary. Ranked #7 worldwide the most productive family economics scholars according to the ranking published by Texas State University. He’s teaching and consultancy fields include strategic management, leadership development, cross-cultural management, international hospitality management. His research areas include sustainability and green practices, strategy implementation, knowledge management, family business, crisis management, infor- mation technology, network analysis. He chaired/co-chaired and served on numerous PhD dissertation and master thesis committees. He has a long and extensive international academic experience and has taken visiting positions in several universities. He is member of several Editorial Boards of international tourism journals, reviewer and editor of several handbooks on entrepreneurship, tourism and hospitality management (Emerald Publishing, Springer, Routledge and IGI Global).
Ahmad Albattat is an Associate Professor and Program Leader in School of Global Hospitality and Tourism, Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He is a Visiting Professor and External Examiner in Medan Academy of Tourism (Akpar Medan). He received PhD in Hospitality Management “Disaster and Emergency Planning and Preparedness” from University Sains Malaysia (USM), Malaysia. He worked as an Associate Professor in Graduate School of Management, Post Graduate Centre, Management and Science University, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. Assistant Professor, Ammon Applied University College, Amman, Jordan. Senior Lecturer and Research Coordinator in School of Hospitality & Creative Arts, Management and Science University, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia, and Researcher at Sustainable Tourism Research Cluster (STRC), Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. He was working for the Jordanian hospitality industry for 17 years. His teaching and consultancy fields include hospitality management, events management, research methodology, strategic management and final research projects. His research areas include hospitality management, hotel, tourism, events, emergency planning, disaster management, sustainable development goals and human resource. He is an active member of several Scientific and Editorial Board of International journals, reviewer, author and editor for book projects. His latest works have been published in the refereed international journals, conference proceedings, books and book chapters.
Amrik Singh is working as Professor in the School of Hotel Management and Tourism at Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in Hotel Management from Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra. He started his academic career at Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India in the year 2007. He has published more than 65 research papers in UGC and peer-reviewed and Scopus/Web of Science) journals. He has published 12 patents and 01 patent has been granted in the inter-disciplinary domain. Dr. Amrik Singh participated and acted as a resource person in various national and international conferences, seminars, research workshops, and industry talks. His area of research interest is accommodation management, ergonomics, green practices, human resource management in hospitality, waste management, AR VR in hospitality, etc. He is currently guiding 8Ph.D. scholars and 5 Ph.D. scholars have been awarded Ph.D.
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