Editorial

Abstract

This issue presents a group of papers dealing with aspects of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for tourism. It expands the understanding and promotion of the efforts in this area and concerns both management methodologies and ICT infrastructures aiming to identify, explain and demonstrate new projects in an e-tourism environment. Some of the targeted subjects for this issue were to establish competitive capabilities to increase the competitiveness of partners in obtaining new opportunities in the tourism industry; and to ensure equitable involvement of the community and promote local expertise in sharing local knowledge and promoting cultural inheritances. All submissions were evaluated for their novelty, significance and soundness. A focus is made on some criteria such as the statement of the purpose, theory, methodology, results and possible socio-economic implications of the study.