Representing a Conceptual Frame for Examining the Role and Applications of Decision Supporting Systems in E-Tourism in Iran

Abstract

A huge amount of websites in developing and developed countries about tourism reveal the importance of it in the present world. IT technology in e-tourism has become prevalent in those countries as well. However, in some scholars’ ideas, for the lack of proper investment in this field, this phenomenon is in its primary stages yet. This study aims to examine and represent a model for examining the place of information and decision-supporting systems in e-tourism of Iran. For this purpose, first previous models of such systems are investigated; then, a conceptual model of information supporting systems in e-tourism will be represented.