ICT and e-business in the tourism industry ICT adoption ... - empirica

Tourism
Exhibit 3-8: Use of e-standards
EDI-based
standards
XML-based
standards
Proprietary
standards
Other
standards
Weighting: % of
empl.
% of
firms
% of
empl.
% of
firms
% of
empl.
% of
firms
% of
empl.
% of
firms
Tourism (EU-10) 7 2 15 6 20 10 3 1
Micro (1-9 empl.) 2 7 7 0
Small (10-49 empl.) 5 4 19 4
Medium (50-249 empl.) 7 13 26 5
Large (250+ empl.) 14 28 30 3
All 10 sectors (EU-10) 9 3 11 5 19 12 4 2
Micro (1-9 empl.) 2 6 10
Small (10-49 empl.) 4 5 13
Medium (50-249 empl.) 10 10 24
Large (250+ empl.) 29 27 31
Base (100%)
firms using
computers
firms using
computers
firms using
computers
firms using
computers
N (for sector, EU-10) 725 725 725 725
Questionnaire reference G1a G1b G1c G1d
Source: e-Business W@tch (Survey 2006)
From those companies that use EDI in the tourism industry, the vast majority uses
internet based EDI (about 78%) and only an insignificant number of firms uses standard
EDI; about 21% said that they use both internet and standard EDI (see Exhibit 3-9). In
other words: Internet EDI seems to be suitable for literally all tourism companies which
are operating an EDI system.
Exhibit 3-9: Types of EDI used
0 20 40 60 80 100
Tourism (EU-10)
1
78
21
All 10 sectors (EU-10)
3
71
26
Standard EDI Internet EDI Both
Base (100%): Companies using EDI. N (for sector, EU-10) = 39*.
* Data only indicative due to low number of observations.
Weighting: in % of firms. Questionnaire reference: G3.
Source: e-Business W@tch (Survey 2006)
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