Applying Artificial Intelligence and Internet Techniques in Rural Tourism Domain

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Society has become more dependent on automated intelligent systems, at the same time, these systems have become more and more complicated. Society’s expectation regarding the capabilities and intelligence of such systems has also grown. We have become a more complicated society with more complicated problems. As the expectation of intelligent systems rises, we discover many more applications for artificial intelligence. Additionally, as the difficulty level and computational requirements of such problems rise, there is a need to distribute the problem solving. Although the field of multiagent systems (MAS) and distributed artificial intelligence (DAI) is relatively young, the importance and applicability of this technology for solving today’s problems continue to grow. In multiagent systems, the main goal is to provide fruitful cooperation among agents in order to enrich the support given to all user activities. This paper deals with the development of a multiagent system aimed at solving the reservation problems encountered in rural tourism. Due to their benefits over the last few years, online travel agencies have become a very useful instrument in planning vacations. A MAS concept (which is based on the Internet exploitation) can improve this activity and provide clients with a new, rapid and efficient way of making accommodation arrangements.

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Society has become more dependent on automated intelligent systems, at the same time, these systems have become more and more complicated. Society’s expectation regarding the capabilities and intelligence of such systems has also grown. We have become a more complicated society with more complicated problems. As the expectation of intelligent systems rises, we discover many more applications for artificial intelligence. Additionally, as the difficulty level and computational requirements of such problems rise, there is a need to distribute the problem solving. Although the field of multiagent systems (MAS) and distributed artificial intelligence (DAI) is relatively young, the importance and applicability of this technology for solving today’s problems continue to grow. In multiagent systems, the main goal is to provide fruitful cooperation among agents in order to enrich the support given to all user activities. This paper deals with the development of a multiagent system aimed at solving the reservation problems encountered in rural tourism. Due to their benefits over the last few years, online travel agencies have become a very useful instrument in planning vacations. A MAS concept (which is based on the Internet exploitation) can improve this activity and provide clients with a new, rapid and efficient way of making accommodation arrangements.

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APPLYING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND INTERNET TECHNIQUES IN RURAL TOURISM DOMAIN Cristina TURCU, Cornel TURCU “Stefan cel Mare” University of Suceava 13, University Street, Suceava, 720225, Romania, tel.: +40-230-522978 e-mails: {cristina, cturcu}@eed.usv.ro Abstract Society has become more dependent on automated intelligent systems; at the same time, these systems have become more and more complicated. Society’s expectation regarding the capabilities and intelligence of such systems has also grown. We have become a more complicated society with more complicated problems. As the expectation of intelligent systems rises, we discover many more applications for artificial intelligence. Additionally, as the difficulty level and computational requirements of such problems rise, there is a need to distribute the problem solving. Although the field of multiagent systems (MAS) and distributed artificial intelligence (DAI) is relatively young, the importance and applicability of this technology for solving today’s problems continue to grow. In multiagent systems the main goal is to provide fruitful cooperation among agents in order to enrich the support given to all user activities. This paper deals with the development of a multiagent system aimed at solving the reservation problems encountered in rural tourism. Due to their benefits over the last few years, online travel agencies have become a very useful instrument in planning vacations. A MAS concept (which is based on the Internet exploitation) can improve this activity and provide clients with a new, rapid and efficient way of making accommodation arrangements. Introduction Tourism is sometimes believed to be a remedy for the development of rural areas [1]. Especially in the northern part of Romania where forestry and agriculture has lost their importance with respect to the number of people employed tourism based on natural resources, rural tourism is seen as the solution or part of the solution for creating jobs and a viable socio-economic situation. Over the last few years, travel agencies have taken great pride in providing both individuals & companies with the highest quality service and cost effective savings when planning business or vacation travel arrangements. Constantly changing airfares and schedules, thousands of available vacation packages, and a vast amount of travel information on the Internet can make travel planning frustrating and time-consuming. To sort out the many travel options, tourists and business people often turn to travel agents, who assess their needs and help them make the best possible travel arrangements. In general, travel agents give advice on destinations and make arrangements for transportation, hotel accommodations, car rentals, tours, and recreation. For international travel, agents also provide information on customs regulations, required papers (passports, visas, etc), and currency exchange rates. Travel agents consult a variety of published and computer-based sources for information on departure and arrival times, fares, and hotel ratings and accommodations.
So a travel agency has become a full service organization that handles travel plans from start to finish. But in the Internet ages the personal computers can be used as private travel agencies. An online travel agency is more convenient than a traditional one because there are many advantages using it: many hotel searching and reservation services are on the web, which can offer online information about accommodation conditions and prices; also time schedules for air, sea, railway and ground transportation are available (all) over the world; no appointments and face to face meetings with travel agent are necessary. That’s what a person gets when using the online services of the travel agency Web site. With a click of a mouse, one can access many travel agency benefits and services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. One important aspect in the rural tourism domain is related to booking. Traditional booking enforces the use of telephone or fax. Due to the several attempts to make a contact the first method is unsatisfactory. Also the fax method is characterized by large time delay. Using web based applications the booking process may be substantially improved. But the access to information is efficient when one knows where to find the information s/he is looking for. However, this task becomes complex when the information source is unknown. The complexity considerably increases when one does not know the type of information useful for his or her purpose and has only limited knowledge of the information sources put at his or her disposal without mentioning the fact that the arrangement and use of these sources can considerably vary from one to another. Thus, it becomes necessary either to ease the task of information retrieval, or to provide the users with some automation mechanisms [6].
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