Professor Dimitrios Buhalis contributed to the EU Smart Tourism Podcast
LISTEN AT https://open.spotify.com/episode/7hgvIrhZOtxnSxZdXNmDrK
In this third episode of the EU Smart Tourism Podcast, we explore the digital space in smart tourism and begin to ask: what drives this digital move, how does it find implementation and what does this mean for the future of European tourism?
Misa Labarile, Policy Officer at the European Commission, DG GROW discusses with past winners of the competition as well as cities within the EU Smart Tourism network about how digitalisation can enhance and drive innovation in the tourism industry.
Speakers:
Prof. Dimitrios Buhalis: expert on digitalisation and smart tourism at Bournemouth University, United Kingdom
Dejan Ristić: Project Manager at Ljubljana Tourism (Slovenia)
Jukka Punamaki: Senior Tourism Advisor, Helsinki (Finland)
Host: Misa Labarile, Policy Officer of the European Commission, DG GROW












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