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在中国与世界旅游业蓬勃发展的今天,技术与旅游业的相互影响与作用无疑是一个值得研究的重要课题。现在,人们普遍认识到技术、尤其是计算机的应用对发展旅游业的重要意义。信息技术的不断发展对旅游业的影响更是有目共睹,不容置疑。然而关于技术与旅游业关系的全面、系统的论述,目前尚不多见。美国康奈尔大学饭店管理学院的斯蒂潘纳克教授在一篇题为《旅游与技术的相互作用和影响》的文章中,较系统地探讨了技术与旅游业之间的相互关系。现将该文摘译如下,以飨读者。
The rapid development of tourism in China and the world today, the interaction between technology and tourism is undoubtedly an important issue worthy of study. It is now widely recognized the importance of technology, especially computer applications, for the development of tourism. The impact of the continuous development of information technology on tourism is obvious to all and beyond doubt. However, a comprehensive and systematic exposition on the relationship between technology and tourism is still rare at present. In an article entitled “The Interaction and Impact of Tourism and Technology”, Professor Stepanake at Cornell University Hotel Management Institute in the United States systematically explores the interrelationship between technology and tourism. Now extract the following text to readers.