Науково-теоретичні засади розвитку глобальної інформатизації туристичного бізнесу

It was analyzed the scientific sources on tourist business development in the context of globalization. It was revealed the impact of internationalization, transnationalization, economic integration and globalization of markets on international travel industry. Informatization of the travel business proved to have taken global characteristics. The essence of the process of global travel business informatization, the aim, and directions of the development are theoretically proved. The conclusion about the tendency to monopolization of the global information environment of travel business is done.