Obinna,  F. Emeafor, Ogechi  Ivy Anyanwu, Joy Nneka  Uchenye Ejikeme, 
    E-Marketing and Tourism Development in Obudu Mountain Resort, Cross River State,
Nigeria: An Impact Analysis,
    Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences,
    Volume 15,Issue 17,
    2020,
    Pages 3234-3241,
    ISSN 1816-949x,
    jeasci.2020.3234.3241,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2020.3234.3241)
    Abstract: Tourism in recent times has been expressed as
a leisure and event-based activity that involves people
from distant areas. Consequently, information and
communication, particularly in this internet and World
Wide Web era has been the primary tool for managing the
industry. This study examines this practice known as
e-Marketing and its impact in the development of the
Obudu Mountain Resort in Cross River State, Nigeria. It
adopts the survey research method and the questionnaire
to generate data and descriptive statistics with the SPSS
Version 20.0 for analysis. The results of the analysis
revealed a significant use of the internet and social
network sites for advertisement and product sales; a
positive correlation between e-Marketing and the growth
of patronage and annual revenue of the Mountain Resort’s
and that poor network connection and increasing rate of
internet fraud undermines the Resort’s e-Marketing
activities.
    Keywords: Tourism industry;e-Marketing;patronage;revenue;Obudu Mountain Resort;internet;analysis