Information and communication technology (ICT) is widely used to access tourist information and services, and as a result using digital tools and sources influences tourist behaviour. The main goal of this paper, based on research, is to describe the behaviours and opinions of tourists who used ICT before travelling. The results include the evaluation of the usefulness of digital tools from a tourist’s point of view, and indicates that tourists are interested in using ICT. Respondents aged over 35, who are living in cities and have had at least secondary education or a university degree, are more active users of digital tools. Websites, mobile applications and other ICT uses have been treated by respondents primarily as a source of tourist information in its widest sense, and a tool which facilitates the process of planning travel routes and purchasing travel-related services. Social media, which facilitate sharing travel-related content, also have a major significance.
Technologie informacyjno-komunikacyjne znalazły szerokie zastosowanie w dostępie do informacji i usług turystycznych, a korzystanie z tego typu rozwiązań oddziałuje na zachowania turystyczne. Celem autorki artykułu było scharakteryzowanie na podstawie wyników przeprowadzonych badań zachowań i opinii turystów w zakresie korzystania z tych technologii przed planowaną podróżą. Wyniki te, w tym ocena użyteczności narzędzi cyfrowych, wskazują, że turyści są zainteresowani korzystaniem z technologii informacyjno-komunikacyjnych. Najbardziej aktywnymi użytkownikami byli respondenci w wieku poniżej 35 lat, mieszkający w miastach i mający wykształcenie średnie lub wyższe. Strony internetowe, aplikacje mobilne i inne rozwiązania utworzone z zastosowaniem omawianych technologii były traktowane przez nich przede wszystkim jako źródło szeroko rozumianej informacji turystycznej oraz narzędzie ułatwiające planowanie trasy przemieszczania się, a także kupowanie usług turystycznych. Dla podróżnych miały również znaczenie media społecznościowe, umożliwiające dzielenie się w Internecie treściami związanymi z wyjazdem turystycznym.
Information and communication technology allows for new, more interactive ways of promotion activities and tourist information presentation. Dissemination of broadband Internet and mobile devices as well as development of new programming technologies are main driving forces for broader use of tools such as mobile applications, social media, augmented and virtual reality. Territorial governments and most of all local governments use this potential in executing their tasks in the area of promotion and tourist information established by law regulations. The main goal of this paper was to present research results focused on activities in the area of promotion and tourist information where information and communication technology was implemented by local governments in communes of Lesser Poland Voivodeship. Collecting data about selected digital tools was conducted in 2013 and 2018 for 182 communes. Qualitative and quantitative analysis was performed on obtained database according to a set of criteria. Then, range and directions of activities were characterized and estimated. On this basis, activities realized by local governments in the research area can be described as numerous and various. Among examples of activities are modernization of official websites of commune offices, creation of next mobile applications, also with QR codes and beacon technology, and growing activity in social media.
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