The main beneficiaries of a DMS are potential travelers, the providers of tourism products and services, national travel agents and outbound travel agents, national tourism institutions, IT providers and investors.

In order to market their tourism products efficiently, destination and tourism providers should keep abreast of technological developments and standards.

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The distribution of tourism information and products over the Internet is the main area where technological innovation has had the most profound impact on tourism enterprises (producers and distributors).

Contributing factors for the successful integration of local tourism enterprises into international tourism markets are adequate e tourism strategies that focus on tourism innovation in terms of tourism products and adoption of e business tools such as destination management systems.

In distribution of tourism products, the role of wholesalers continues to be important, along with the emerging trend towards on line retailing of tourist packages.

Meanwhile, there are only a handful of online tour companies and traditional travel agencies that develop proprietary products for self drive travel. Many online travel platforms only sell self drive travel products provided by some suppliers. Some self drive travel clubs are also key suppliers.

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The distribution of tourism products on the Internet complements traditional distribution channels (travel agents, national tourism offices, tourism producers, call centers, etc.) because a large number of DMOs do not yet have the capacity to develop an effective e tourism website and cannot rely only on uncertain online revenues.

The diffusion of ICTs enables tourism businesses to make tourism products and services directly available to a large number of consumers at a relatively low cost, and to interact with them, as well as with other tourism producers and distributors.

The distribution of tourism information and products over the Internet is the main area where technological innovation has had the most profound impact on tourism enterprises (producers and distributors).

The diffusion of ICTs enables tourism businesses themselves to make tourism products and services directly available to a large number of consumers at relatively low cost, and to interact with them as well as with other tourism producers and distributors.

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Internet based distribution of tourism products has become crucial for effective market entry and for the competitiveness of tourism operators from developing countries.

Merchants indicated that Israeli tourist agencies had lately been distributing leaflets to tourists in which the Palestinian souvenir sellers were described in negative terms.

ICTs help DMOs and tourism providers organize their resources (databases, data processing), network with business partners, and distribute and market products on the web.

The Internet gives tourism providers in developing countries an opportunity to access international tourism markets directly and promote a diversified tourism offer based on their cultural and natural resources.

Business models should provide technological, financial and marketing solutions for the providers and users of the DMS, namely tourism providers (accommodation, transport and leisure companies), travel agents, tour operators, and consumers.

Today's online tourism is a very dynamic market, and the number of providers, both generalists and niche players, is rapidly increasing.

At the same time, ICTs reduce operating costs, improve business processes, and provide tourism producers with additional opportunities to present and sell their products, as well as to naturally establish partnerships with carriers, global distribution systems (GDS), tour operators, travel agencies and national tourism offices.

This cycle is equally important for leisure and business and conference tourism and travel.

With the advent of new technologies and the globalization of markets, supply of tourism products began to focus on targeting different segments of the market within the framework of e tourism and circumventing intermediation.

Tourism niches such as ecotourism one of the fastest growing segments of the tourism industry are increasingly promoted by DMOs in many developing countries, allowing them to diversify their tourism offer.

It is also foreseen that about 50 per cent of tourism packages will be purchased directly on line by independent travellers.

One of the major challenges is to foster the support and commitment of local tourism providers, and it is therefore crucial to create awareness among tourism producers of the benefits of a DMS at an early stage.

(b) Strengthening the capacity for expanding the tourism sector in developing countries, with particular focus on tour operators, travel agencies and other suppliers

Government policies can encourage tourism distribution channels to give preference to sustainable tourism products by providing training to destination management organizations and tourism boards, developing industry driven standards and supply chain management approaches, educating the public on certification schemes and promoting travel fairs that focus on sustainable products.

38. The Government of Anguilla has increased its efforts to promote tourism and to diversify Anguilla s tourism product, which is proving a worthwhile investment.

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As the prior area for the development of rural tourism during the 13th Five Year Plan period, the style towns will eventually be built into tourist attractions with a grade of 3A or higher, becoming a new model for tourism product diversity, tourism benefits and industrial integration.

Eco tourism, cultural and natural heritage tourism, health and medical tourism and adventure tourism are some of the tourism niches that are increasingly marketed by destinations and tourism enterprises in developing countries.

It influences competitive strategies of operators in the tourism sector and enables the product supplier to link more directly with customer sources, therefore reducing market transaction costs.

DMOs begin with the management of information on tourism products and services and their online promotion.

Distribution systems have reduced the market share of traditional travel agents, although high street travel agents still dominate the market in terms of distribution.

Major traditional tour operators have joined leading suppliers of e business solutions to the travel industry that often power a large number of websites.

The online promotion of tourism niches by developing countries complements the product offer of online travel distributors from developed countries, which often promote static packages (versus dynamic packages that allow consumers to customize their travel) and international hotel chains in developing countries.

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In addition, recent trends in the use of ICTs in general and particularly for travel and tourism show that the more online experience consumers have, the more likely they are to look for tourism information and buy tourism products online.

A key point to bear in mind is that e tourism websites serve a dual function to provide information for visitors to aid in planning their trip and to advertise and sell tourism products once the visitors are already at the destination.

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Most of the hotel rates are better than the normal published rates and are commissionable to travel agents at 10 per cent of the gross selling price and 14 per cent for CTO agents.