TY - BOOK AU - Chehimi,Nadine ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - The Social Web in the Hotel Industry: The Impact of the Social Web on the Information Process of German Hotel Guests SN - 9783658045449 AV - HF4999.2-6182 U1 - 650 23 PY - 2014/// CY - Wiesbaden PB - Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, Imprint: Springer Gabler KW - Economics KW - Marketing KW - Economics/Management Science KW - Business/Management Science, general KW - Market Research N1 - Introduction -- The Social Web -- Tourist Information Search -- The German Hotel Market -- Methodology -- Results of the Survey -- Concluding Remarks N2 - The social web is defined as the social part of the Internet that enables (personally unknown) people to socially interact with each other in order to cherish friendships and make new acquaintances. The social web’s current significance exceeds this initial focus, by also encompassing corporate and commercial activities. Nadine Chehimi examines to what extent the social web influences the information process of German hotel guests. In addition to the presentation of the social web’s development and current state of use, general and tourist information processes as well as the German hotel market are described. With the help of a standardized guest survey, the author presents the exact role the social web currently plays in the tourist information search.      Contents The social web Tourist information search The German hotel market    Target Groups Lecturers and students of marketing, communication and tourism Hoteliers and marketing specialists   The Author Nadine Chehimi is currently working as project manager for Customer Relationship Management for a hotel chain UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-04544-9 ER -