Alessandro Inversini’s Blog

JiTT paper Published

New paper published!

Alessandro Inversini, Lorenzo Cantoni & Dimitrios Buhalis, Destinations’ Information Competition and Web Reputation,  Journal of Information Technology & Tourism, 11 (2009), pp. 221-234

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Nuovo Logo per Lugano Turismo

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ENTER2010@Delicious

How your event is perceived by users? Who is bookmarking your event page?
This is how users tagged ENTER 2010 website on Delicious !!!

Simply amazing!!!!
And it is done in real time!!!!

Many thanks @Luca and @Davide

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eTourism Trends 2010

Interesting analysis of prof. Christian Maurer on his blog eTourism BlogoScope.

Here some insights of his interesting post.

• The online travel market share in Europe will grow despite the economic crisis
• Travel metasearch websites will become increasingly popular among European Internet users
• Online media consumption will continue to grow
• Social media marketing and social commerce will become an integral part in the online marketing mix
• The need for “advanced analytics”  to provide simulation, prediction, optimization
• Mobile is moving into the mainstream. The convergence of location-based and social-aware
• Video conferencing will gain momentum as an alternative to business travel
• Whole body scanners will become the standard on many airports due to increased threat of terroristic attacks

Finally, prof. Maurer says: “the year 2010 will bring significant changes in terms of online media usage, advertising formats and e-commerce, m-commerce and social commerce activities.”

If you are interested in these and other topics about new media in tourism I will be happy to welcome you to the upcoming ENTER2010 eTourism Horizons conference (Lugano February 10-12).

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THE BEANBOL.com RESURRECTION

Finally!

After some weeks of “down”…here I am! beanbol.com is back!
thanks for the enourmous amount of emails and messages..it was only a server problem (I guess!)

Here some pictures (all from lyonora.it) that I would ask for the new graphic style of this blog. Leonora doesn’t know anything so far…so please keep this news for yourself!!!

Thanks to Christian, the eLab soul, for his technical help!!

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New Paper!!!

Cantoni, L., Kalbaska, N., Inversini, A. (2009) E-learning in tourism and hospitality: A map. Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Education, 8-2: 148- 156

Download it >>

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Alessandro is going to Rimini!

I am going to Rimini with some students of the course New Media in Tourism Communication.

It will be fun!!!
Here our programme for the week end:

Friday 13

22.00 – Meeting at the Rose&Crown Pub in Rimini (http://www.roseandcrown.it/ Viale Regina Elena, 2 47900 Rimini)

23.00 – Transfer to Villa Assunta (http://www.hotelmonpays.it/depliant.pdf - Via Pallotta 28, Viserba di Rimini)

Saturday 14

9.30- 10.30 Breakfast Caffè Pascucci (Viale Vespucci, 3 47900 Rimini)

10.30-12.00 Visit to Rimini Port + SeaSide + Center + Casa del Chirurgo (http://www.domusrimini.com/domus_del_chirurgo/)

12.00-14.00 Lunch City Center

14.00-16.00 Meeting with Hoteliers (place to be defined) 16.00–19.00 Visit to San Marino (http://www.visitsanmarino.com/)

20.00- late (optional) Dinner @ Osteria del Vizio ( http://www.osteriadelvizio.com/ – via circonvallazione Meridionale, 41 Rimini)

Sunday 15

9.30-10.30 Breakfast Caffè Pascucci (Viale Vespucci, 3 47900 Rimini)

10.30–13.30 Visit to San Leo 13.30-14.30 Lunch in San Leo

Afternoon free for museums and shopping

Last year in Rimini (from Lyonora)

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ENTER2010 @ GGD italia

Ecco il post su ENTER2010 sul blog delle Geek Girls >>

Grazie @Ele & @Nad

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Are emails getting old??

Interesting video about wave, the new communication platform of Google >>>

In the video they show a demo and it seems really interesting. 
they also said that it would be released as open source to let people collaborate and report bugs…how strong is Google???

Get a Wave Account >>

Thanks to Br1.

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Online promotion: what a hot issue!!

I’ve been to this interesting event:

Online Advertising: stato dell’arte e visioni >>

Promoted by Marco, Luca and Giovanni of Your Interface, it has been really interesting.

Nadia Carta, Agency Sales Executive, Google
Maria Teresa Rangheri, Marketing Director, Volagratis.it / Bravofly SA (she was not there, but oneother good guy was there)
Marco Speroni, Presidente & COO, Your Interface SA

Also webatelier is working in this field >>

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