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The tourism industry -like the technology- in recent years has developed rapidly. However, nobody was expected particularly affecting the development of the technology. But the opposite happened. The tourism industry, unlike others which seem to have been driven to their limits, presents a spectacular development. As expected, an industry of this size, the technology works as a means of improving the efficiency and the services offered. Easier access to the Internet, the simplest use of mobile phones, and all web applications that made their appearance, achieved an enormous development of tourism. Today tourists waiting to get access to tourism information anytime, anywhere, by any means. The "mobsile" tourism guides provide users such ubiquitous access. Currently, there is a proliferation of "mobile" tourism applications, proposing an uncontrolled number of different functions. This thesis presents these applications, identifying their strengths and weaknesses. Most questions answered with the use of questionnaire, which helped immensely the research. Finally, it is clear from the above, that the tourism industry is one of the few industries where the growing demand for services seems certain. If it can provide quality services to satisfy this demand and it can do so effectively with the use of technology, it remains a crucial question for the moment.