Dynamic packaging applications require a suitable integration
of heterogeneous, autonomous, and distributed tourism information systems.
This integration is a complex and difficult issue. The Semantic Web, a relatively
new concept, brings a set of emerging technologies and models that need to be
explored and evaluated to assert its use for the implementation of more integrated
dynamic packaging applications. In this chapter, we analyze dynamic packaging
application requirements and present an architecture that enables the integration of
tourism data sources and creation of dynamic packages using semantic annotation,
semantic rules, ontologies, Web services, and Web processes. We will recognize that
the Semantic Web is a good candidate able to supply a solution for overcoming the
interoperability problems that (current) dynamic packaging applications face.
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Introduction
Tourism has become one of the world??™s largest industry players, and its growth
shows a consistent year-to-year increase.
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