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  • D Buhalis
Buhalis, D. (2004), "eTourism: Strategic and tactical impacts of information communication technologies for tourism", Revista de Turismo e Desenvolvimento, vol.1, n.º 1, pp. 57-66, Universidade de Aveiro: Aveiro.