BU eTourism Lab WTM and IFITT event: eTourism Dynamics

SMART TOURISM
Monday 2 November 2015 
12:15-13:30 WTM Global Stage

Smart Tourism workshop puts in agenda the main trends and challenges of smart tourism as well as discussion of research result on Smart Tourism conducted by eTourism Lab.

Smartness takes advantage of technology to process data in real time to produce services and products which are of value for all involved. Smart Tourism Destinations successfully implement smartness to improve the competitiveness of their destination and enhance the social, economic and environmental prosperity. Through using technology to ensure people are interconnected, processes can be designed to generate value to all stakeholders involved. This interactive workshop will discuss the principles of smartness and how they can be applied in a real life context. The workshop will bring together academic research and professional practice to explore how smart tourism will enable tourism destinations to take advantage of the emergent technologies.

The workshop will be chaired by Professor Dimitrios Buhalis Director of eTourism Lab Bournemouth University.

Invited Panelists © indicated confirmed

© Professor Dimitrios Buhalis Director of eTourism Lab Bournemouth University: Smartness and Smart Tourism

© Antonio Lopez De Avila (SEGITTUR-Spain): Smart tourism destinations – Making Spain a smart destination

© Richard Hatter (Hotel ICON, Hong Kong) : Smart hotels in smart destinations

© Andreas Koukas (Hilton Hotels Worldwide) : Social media and smart hospitality

© Michael McCartan (DUETTO) : Revenue Strategies, Profitability and Economic Impacts

© John Seaton (Cendyn): interconnecting systems and creating a tourism ecosystem

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