The world of travel: a comparative analysis of classification methods

Abstract

In this paper we look at the ways leading Internet content providers such as Yahoo! and Google categorize travel-related web resources, and contrast their methods to an alternate scheme underlying the business-communication specification of the Open Travel Alliance. Our analysis reveals some inherent weaknesses in each approach to resource categorization and a need for a more comprehensive solution. In formulating a new classification scheme for travel resources we attempt to take advantage of the strengths and improve on the weaknesses of existing systems.