Tourism, Culture and Heritage in a Smart Economy

Third International Conference IACuDiT, Athens 2016

Vicky Katsoni editor Anastasia Stratigea editor Amitabh Upadhya editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Springer International Publishing AG

Published:3rd May '18

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Tourism, Culture and Heritage in a Smart Economy cover

This book explores the ways in which information and communication technologies (ICTs) offer a powerful tool for the development of smart tourism. Numerous examples are presented from across the entire spectrum of cultural and heritage tourism, including art, innovations in museum interpretation and collections management, cross-cultural visions, gastronomy, film tourism, dark tourism, sports tourism, and wine tourism. Emphasis is placed on the importance of the smart destinations concept and a knowledge economy driven by innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship. New modes of tourism management are described, and tourism products, services, and strategies for the stimulation of economic innovation and promotion of knowledge transfer are outlined. The potential of diverse emerging ICTs in this context is clearly explained, covering location-based services, internet of things, smart cities, mobile services, gamification, digital collections and the virtual visitor, social media, social networking, and augmented reality. The book is edited in collaboration with the International Association of Cultural and Digital Tourism (IACuDiT) and includes the proceedings of the Third International Conference on Cultural and Digital Tourism.

“It is an indispensable book for scholars, teachers and researchers as well as for qualified professionals and policy makers in the field of tourism. Very interesting for readers who want to be informed on these subjects, curious about one of the most important economic activities in the world.” (Prof. Dr. Manuel Alberto M. Ferreira, Acta Scientiae et Intellectus, Vol. 3 (5), 2017)

ISBN: 9783319838083

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 795g

496 pages

Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017