• Shanghavi B.R

In globalisation era tourism transforming through “information and communication technologies” worldwide. The importance of digital technologies in tourism, providing opportunities for innovative practices and preparing tourism industry for the future of work. Usage of ICT leads towards destination development as well as community pride. This paper presents research which developed Information and Communication Technology as a practical and modern approach to tourism destination development. It identified that several opportunities existed in destination management for using ICT based applications for managing different aspects of tourism development. ICT facilitates an individual to access the tourism products information from anywhere in any time. This research is more specifically based on the secondary data from the internet, journals, articles, books on related topics. The data and information is collected and analyzed in this study. The conclusion of this research is clearly identifies that The ICT should be widely used in industries such as airlines and travel, hospitality, tour operators, travel agencies, computer reservation and management systems for tourism and destinations. The Information Communication Technologies plays a major role in tourism, travel and hospitality industry. The Integration of ICT in the tourism industry is an essential for success of tourism enterprise.

Information and communication Technology, Social media, E-tourism, ICT Applications

"Applications of Information and Communication Technology in Tourism Industry", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no.142-152, December-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRO006015.pdf

"Applications of Information and Communication Technology in Tourism Industry", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no. pp142-152, December-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRO006015.pdf