Mohanad Abumandil

As sustainable tourism gains increasing attention, understanding the factors that influence travelers' motivation to engage with sustainable travel agents becomes crucial. This study investigates the moderating effect of social media usage on the relationship between the perceived value of websites and motivational factors for sustainable travel agents. The study proposes that social media usage acts as a moderator in shaping the relationship between the perceived value of websites and motivational factors. This study has utilized smart tourism. Therefore, independent variable motivation in terms of informativeness gratification and gratification acted as moderating variables. This study has utilized an online questionnaire adapted from a standardized questionnaire based on the literature review. Moreover, a total of 146 managers were surveyed in which they were required to respond to 55 items that elicited the 7 variables social media use, Propensity, perceived website value, motivating factors, entertainment gratification, informativeness gratification, sustainable smart tourism. The data were analyzed by SPSS and PLS-SEM. The findings indicated that relevance and importance of social media use and sustainable smart tourism. The result revealed that 7 hypotheses had a significant relationship. 3 hypotheses did not show a moderating effect. Overall, this study extends the understanding of sustainable smart tourism. These findings will benefit travel agents’ managers in Malaysia to better understand the role of social media use and utilize it towards developing sustainable sustainable smart tourism.

The quality of the groundwater has worsened as a result of the present shortfall in the Gaza Strip's water budget. Salinity in the form of chloride ions reached above 1500 mg/liter. In most areas, the groundwater level dropped steadily until it was a few metres below sea level. The average annual precipitation in the Gaza Strip is 350 mm, resulting in a significant quantity of rainwater of 114 million cubic metres per year, of which only 45 million cubic metres naturally soak into the groundwater, while the remainder evaporates or runs into the sea. Rainwater harvesting is required to utilise water for agriculture and aquifer artificial replenishment. In addition to the arc-map software, the researcher utilised descriptive and analytical methods. This study included all types of rainwater harvesting. According to the study, the researcher used geographic information systems to determine the optimum locations for ponds to collect and filter rainfall. Rainwater harvesting in urban areas has become an important water resource that plays a key role in improving water resource management. Its potential income in the runoff is approximately 28 million cubic metres per year, with 22 million cubic metres coming from urban areas based solely on current land use. The study discovered that the study area is suitable for rainwater harvesting, as the majority of filtering ponds feed a large percentage of the underground reservoir. Rainwater harvesting contributes to the agricultural level, alleviating the water crisis for farmers as well as problems with aquifer salinity and power outages. The arc map software, in particular. Score 5 is concentrated in the north, particularly in Beit Lahiya, whereas degree 4 is spread throughout the North Governorate, Gaza Governorate, the Middle Governorate, and Khan Yunis Governorate. Rainwater harvesting basins will be monitored by municipalities.