International Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research
Vol 6, No 1.1 (2022)

Digital Transformation in Tourism: Capturing the Perspective of a Travel Agency

Liyushiana Liyushiana (Politeknik Pariwisata Medan)
Agung Edi Rustanto (Politeknik LP3I Jakarta)
Maria Ulfah (Universitas Tanjungpura)
Ryan Aldiansyah Akbar (The Department of Communications, Informatics and Statistics of Jakarta)
Imran Imran (Universitas Tanjungpura)



Article Info

Publish Date
21 Aug 2024

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the attitude of travel entrepreneurs toward digital transformation in tourism and assess the digital transformation-related actions of travel agency. Qualitative research methodologies were employed in this context, and semi-structured interviews were used to collect data. The data collected from the participants were analyzed using a descriptive technique. According to the research findings, digital transformation will substantially contribute to the tourism industry, including travel agencys, giving a new and crucial alternative for the tourism industry to promote digital transformation. In addition, it has been discovered that there may be obstacles throughout the shift to digital transformation, notably in transmitting innovation to employees and customers. However, in addition to this work, which focuses on the entrepreneur's perspective, it has been suggested that research related to digital tourism can be conducted from the customer's perspective and that various studies can be conducted so that accommodation businesses can transfer digital applications within their companies to customers with the appropriate marketing and advertising effectiveness. In this instance, digital application in travel agency takes the shape of product transformation with the application of virtual tours and the application of new technologies in acquiring information and making business decisions via the TOE Framework.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJAIR

Publisher

Subject

Computer Science & IT Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Description

International Journal Of Artificial Intelligence Research (IJAIR) is a peer-reviewed open-access journal. The journal invites scientists and engineers throughout the world to exchange and disseminate theoretical and practice-oriented topics of Artificial intelligent Research which covers four (4) ...