How New Technologies Influence the Perception of Athens as a Tourist and Cultural Destination

Sarantakou, Efthymia; Tsartas, Paris; Bonarou, Christina

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-67603-6_12

Efthymia Sarantakou³,
Paris Tsartas³ &
Christina Bonarou³

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New technologies play a pivotal role within the travel and tourism sector, especially by affecting the tourism distribution channels, by transforming the tourist experience and, also, by influencing drastically the tourists’ perception towards destinations. Aim of the present study is to discuss how new technologies influence the perception of Athens as a tourist and cultural destination.

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Efthymia Sarantakou, Paris Tsartas & Christina Bonarou

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IACuDiT and Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Athens, Athens, Greece
Vicky Katsoni
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Kathy Velander

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Sarantakou, E., Tsartas, P., Bonarou, C. (2018). How New Technologies Influence the Perception of Athens as a Tourist and Cultural Destination. In: Katsoni, V., Velander, K. (eds) Innovative Approaches to Tourism and Leisure. Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67603-6_12

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67603-6_12
Published: 30 December 2017
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