GIS in Tourism: A Review of Tourists’ Movement Behaviour

Abstract

Tourism is a wide, spirited, dynamic and growth-oriented industry. It has a great impact on strengthening a country's economy, creation of employment, development of the country etc. However, the tourism industry is facing many challenges such as lack of graphical tourists guides and maps, deficiency of digital information for tourism facilities, lack in understanding tourist behaviour, poor travel experience, destination management and many more. Moreover, the information regarding the movement and behaviour patterns of tourists plays a major role in widening the tourism industry. In this context, the Global Positioning System (GPS) and Geographic Information System (GIS) technologies help to better understand the spatial pattern and behaviour of tourists. The enhancement in such types of technologies related to tourist tracking has empowered more exact traveller social information than ever before. In this manuscript, a review and comparative analysis have been conducted on the movement patterns of tourists and their behaviour across various destinations.