The Role of Emerging Technologies in Digital Tourism Business Ecosystem Model for Nepal

Digital technologies have become important in tourism business and their development is reshaping this industry. This paper discusses the role of emerging technologies on the digital tourism business ecosystems model for Nepal. It highlights the role of emerging technology and the value they add to the current digital business systems. The study employs design science research methodology and considers the current designs, current implementation scenarios and the current technological status of Nepal to elaborate the role and application of emerging technologies in tourism business. This work holds a great significance as it brings out the knowledge on use of emerging technologies in tourism business of Nepal. This will help the government, business houses and supporting business entities to identify new business opportunities and build new innovative business models for the tourism domain. The work uses extensive figures and illustrations to explain the role of emerging technologies in tourism business of Nepal.