VIRTUALIZATION & PROSUMPTION – INNOVATIVE TRENDS IN TOURISM CONSUMPTION AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE DISTRIBUTION STRATEGIES OF ORGANIZATION & INTERMEDIARY ENTITIES IN TOURISM Cover Image

Wirtualizacja i prosumpcja – innowacyjne trendy w konsumpcji turystycznej i ich wpływ na strategie dystrybucji podmiotów organizacji i pośrednictwa w turystyce
VIRTUALIZATION & PROSUMPTION – INNOVATIVE TRENDS IN TOURISM CONSUMPTION AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE DISTRIBUTION STRATEGIES OF ORGANIZATION & INTERMEDIARY ENTITIES IN TOURISM

Author(s): Daria Elżbieta Jaremen, Izabela Michalska-Dudek, Andrzej Rapacz
Subject(s): Economy, Tourism
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: virtualization; prosumption; consumer; tourist enterprise; tourism market

Summary/Abstract: The primary purpose of the article is to characterize the two trends in tourism consumption, mutually determining each other, and their impact on the distribution strategies of entities operating in the sector of tourism organization and intermediation. By means of applying the method of scientific publications, both domestic and foreign, review the study explains the concepts of virtualization and prosumption, as well as discusses their manifestations in tourism. The analysis of information collected from many sources, mainly the secondary ones, not only the importance, but also the impact directions of both consumer oriented trends were emphasized on the functioning of tour operators in the area of their offer distribution.

  • Issue Year: 33/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 55-67
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish