1. Initial Idea & current research idea. What led to your focus if there were changes?
I had a few ideas to begin with: how artificial intelligence (informatics) influences a traveler’s destination choice, learning a foreign language, photography or Astronomy. Ultimately, what led to me choosing artificial intelligence (Informatics) influences a traveler’s destination choice was because I am going to be traveling a lot this year. I think it would be interesting to see how much Informatics affects travelers and the destination they choose.
2. What do you want to find out in your research area?
I want to find the informatics side of traveling. How technology changes everything for a traveler. Whether it be what they want to do on their trip with excursions or how to choose the state or country they want to go. This might change overtime but this is what I am wondering about for right now.
One question I would like to look into is possibly how was traveling before artificial intelligence came along and how it is after.
3. Have you already found research related to your idea? If so, what is that research?
I’ve started to find some research. I believe I’m doing pretty good so far with at least having a solid base of knowing what exactly I’m looking for.
“It can provide you with seats you prefer together on an airline you have a frequent flier membership with that includes free baggage. Then it could recommend your accommodations at your favorite resort near the activities you prefer with a king-size bed in a non-smoking room that includes a free breakfast. Finally, it can provide the activities you prefer to do at the times and places you prefer and all based on your past history,” (Delgado, 2017).
Delgado, Rick. “Artificial Intelligence Can Be Our Best Travel Guide – AI News on SDC.” SmartData Collective, 2 July 2017, www.smartdatacollective.com/artificial-intelligence-can-best-travel-guide/.
“Currently booking flights, hotels and rental cars has entirely turned into an online experience. Therefore, there’s a lot of data on all our travel habits, which allows AI algorithms to pull out lots of insights and transform them into customized offerings and a new kind of experience,” (Bulanov, 2019).
Bulanov, Alexandr. “How Machine Learning and AI Can Improve Travel Services.” Medium, Towards Data Science, 26 Feb. 2019, towardsdatascience.com/how-machine-learning-and-ai-can-improve-travel-services-3fc8a88664c4.
I’m sure over time I will think of more questions for my research paper but with just that question alone I’m already finding pretty good content for my research paper. I will definitely be adding more as the time goes on.
4. Choose 3 databases.
These are the 3 I choose:
- https://www-emerald-com.ezproxy.fhsu.edu/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JTF-07-2019-0065/full/htmlFotis, J., Buhalis, D., & Rossides, N. (2012, January 31). Social media use and impact during the holiday travel planning process. Retrieved March 24, 2021, from http://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/19262/
- http://web.a.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.fhsu.edu:2048/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=5&sid=4b63d90d-e6b9-4eb3-9cf3-c33498e89b58%40sdc-v-sessmgr01
- http://web.a.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.fhsu.edu:2048/ehost/detail/detail?vid=9&sid=4b63d90d-e6b9-4eb3-9cf3-c33498e89b58%40sdc-v-sessmgr01&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#AN=96928153&db=gft
I think all three of those databases are interesting. Not sure that I will use all of them but they are great places to start looking for information with my paper. Now, I am feeling a little more confident with this paper than I was to begin with. I will definitely be thinking of more ideas I can write about. I think it’s interesting how much artificial intelligence has affected traveling and their choice for destinations. Good luck everyone!
I suppose I am a little confused. You mention that your research question is ‘how was traveling before artificial intelligence came along and how it is after’. Later you mention in your closing that you are going to be thinking of more ideas to write about. Have you concluded what you are going to research? I think your travel topic related to artificial intelligence has merit, but perhaps you may wish to refine your question to determine what affects AI has had on the travel industry over a sample period of time. In this way you would have the ability to collect qualitative and / or quantitative data.
Hey, sorry if it wasn’t a little more clear. For the later comment about writing more ideas I meant for the paper to write about. I’m still going to use that for my research question but if there isn’t enough information on it then I will have to think of other questions as well. Thanks for your idea about refining my question – I’ll definitely keep that in mind for the qualitative/quantitative 🙂
This is something that I have always wondered about. Anything with travel and photography I am game. This would be a fun topic to investigate. Where are you exactly going to travel this year? Will it be out of the country or still in the U.S.? The whole concept of Artificial Intelligence is very fascinating to research, I wish you the very best of luck.