Tourist website information mine / preparation of student Ahmed Hashim Ali and assistant teacher Emad Wahab Abdul Amir Al – Husseini

Tourist Website Information Mine:
Information is one of the most important characteristics of the website in general, as many Internet users are searching for information and finding their questions and answers in the field of tourism has become a web pages alternative to other means of communication in the tourism process, it contains the information and the possibility of updating the user updated offers.
Tourism is not a tangible product that can be tested, but it is in its place and its destination can not be identified by moving to the tourist destination, so that it can convince tourists who rely on the information published to choose the destination and the tourist product.
Information is available round the clock and without restrictions:
It is possible to access websites every day of the week at any time, enabling the Internet user to browse and search at any time, day or night or any day of the week, and from the place that suits him easily (Hosni, 2016, 113)
freedom of choice :
The websites give plenty of time to view most tourist offers and compare the information contained in them and the services offered through their pages and thus the freedom of choice. The tourist interface is aware of everything that is presented in the tourist market, taking all the time to see the competition without subject to the influence of the seller in the tourist agencies, Sometimes to exert pressure on tourists to buy tourist destinations and set special conditions to be borne by tourists in case of change and waiver of the tourist trip.
Reliability of information:
The feature of the freedom to add the content of each user to the Internet on the website through the services provided by the forums of discussion and blogs and opinions make them a space for the whole information of all kinds and the degree of reliability Tourist website includes information (written audio video images …) and address all the topics and The various levels of reliability allow the Internet user to locate and identify the views of tourists and to see their experiences by comparing the information used by the site to reach reliable information.
Subjectivity:
For reasons of commercial utilitarianism, many of the sites of institutional communication offer tourism information on their promotional side as they aim to show the positives of the tourism product and hide its defects in order to commercialize the search. This should be taken care when visiting the websites. In order to investigate the objectivity which is the basis of the quality of the information, To compare information, prices and ask questions.
price comparison :
The tourism companies offer their products through their sites and compete with each other to provide the best prices, which leads to the momentum of information on the site and to facilitate the selection process for potential tourists Comparison sites offered prices to provide services to choose the best tourist offers at the lowest price (Hosni, 2016, 14)
Prices have three types of price comparisons:
1 Compare public prices that offer a wide variety of products.
2 Comparisons Specialized prices that offer one type of product.
3 Comparisons The prices that are displayed in addition to the products of the users of the site.
Speed ​​and immediacy:
The user of the site receives most of the tourist information in an interactive and immediate manner. For example, it is possible to make sure that the accommodation in the hotel is available for a limited period and obtain an immediate and reliable answer through the use of the site for the vacant rooms.
Competitive intelligence cross-site communication:
Competitive intelligence (or competitive information) is the collection of information available through different sources about competitors in an attempt to know their conditions, plans and surrounding circumstances. Consequently, the tourism organization follows up information on other sites and competes with its website. Competitive intelligence is an effective method of gathering and analyzing information about competitors to support Making decisions to develop its site in order to bring more users of the sites and make them spend as much time as possible on the pages and rely on them and their credibility and information among the sites and other pages (Hosni, 201 6, 115)