Research on the Connotation, Function and Crisis Management of Tourism Virtual Community
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DOI: 10.38007/Proceedings.0000222
Corresponding Author
Jun Liu
Abstract
The improvement and upgrading of information and communication technology is changing tourists' consumption concept and behavior mode. The constant emergence of tourism virtual communities has greatly promoted the upgrading of tourism business model and created an interactive platform for better improving tourists' consumption experience and service marketing. Therefore, it is of vital importance to clarify the concept and characteristics of tourism virtual community, as well as the role embodied by different related parties, and discuss the challenges in different development stages, for optimizing the operation and management of tourism virtual community.
Keywords
Tourism virtual community; Marketing management; Crisis response