Tourism is a multi-billion dollar international industry and also one of the biggest users of Web technologies, constantly adopting innovative ideas to enhance its market penetration. ""Tourism Informatics: Visual Travel Recommender Systems, Social Communities and User Interface Design"" provides cohesive coverage of cutting-edge e-tourism systems and directions for future research and development. A defining body of research, this innovative collection provides academicians, researchers, and practitioners with a better understanding of this expanding industry.