The Importance of Information Security in Travel Enterprises: Kuşadası Case

Abstract

In society today, the value and security of information is a remarkable issue for all individuals andenterprises. Individuals have doubts about the security of this information while using theirpersonal information. Besides, the enterprises carry out practices on the security of the informationthey obtain. The purpose of this study is to understand the views of the executives of travelenterprises that are within the scope of tourism enterprises regarding information security andwhat efforts are made for the information security of the enterprises. It is acknowledged in linewith the study conducted for this purpose that the executives of travel enterprises are worriedabout the security of their own information but do not use international information securitysystems even though they make great effort in order to ensure that the information they haveobtained in their enterprises do not get in the hands of others.