Blockchain for Tourism and Hospitality Industries

This insightful book is the first to explain the basics of blockchain and its applications in the service industry, as well as potential future implementations of the technology.

Irem Onder is an Associate Professor at the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management at University of Massachusetts Amherst. She obtained her PhD from Clemson University, South Carolina and master’s degree in information systems management from Ferris State University, Michigan. Her main research interests include information technology and tourism economics, specifically big data analysis, smart destinations, decision support systems, blockchain, and tourism demand forecasting. She serves in the editorial boards of Journal of Travel Research, Tourism Economics, and Journal of Information Technology and Tourism. Her research has been published in journals such as Annals of Tourism Research, Tourism Management, Journal of Travel Research, Tourism Economics, and Journal of Information Technology and Tourism.

Fulya Acikgoz is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Bristol, UK. Her research focuses on technology marketing and information management, and social media. She published in journals including Journal of Business Research, Psychology& Marketing, Technovation, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, International Journal of Consumer Studies, Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing, Behaviour & Information Technology, International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, and International Journal of Technology Marketing.