An interesting article was published by REVFINE https://www.revfine.com/internet-of-things-travel-industry/ It is about the Internet of Things (IoT) and how it can benefit the tourism industry. For our part, we would like to add that the concept of IoT can be attributed not only to things that have a direct Internet connection. Some things, even completely non-technological …
Startup Akia is an AI platform that allows hotels to provide their guests with contactless options for registration, inquiries and interaction with hotel staff. https://www.phocuswire.com/akia-funding-contactless-hotel-tech There are already quite a lot of similar solutions, however, this kind of services are still paid, but most likely, online registration systems will become free due to increasing competition, …
A very useful article was published on Skift https://skift.com/2020/06/10/travel-industry-to-switch-on-more-automated-processes-to-cope-with-reduced-staffing Indeed, for innovation do not always benefit and appeal to tourists. Sometimes, especially in tourism, replacing a person with a machine seems completely unacceptable, because tourism is still the art of conveying impressions, including emotions. If we continue the topic of robotization and develop it to …
Digital technologies are multi present in our everyday lives, and have also found their way into museums. Today, almost all museum tasks are accomplished, or accompanied, by digital tools. Whether managing, researching, publishing, exhibiting, communicating or participating, digital tools can significantly support the work of museums and strengthen the public exchange. A few years ago, …
UNWTO has released a special report on the recovery of worldwide tourism after the pandemic. https://webunwto.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/2020-05/UNWTO-Global-Guidelines-to-Restart-Tourism.pdf The report points out that innovation and technology will take one of the first places in post viral tourism. In our opinion, the reason is that innovative digital technologies, which we call technologies for smart tourism, allow us to …
Criton.com has published 12 offers of hotel technology providers who are ready to support the hotel sector in this difficult time. There are mainly technological innovative platforms offered at a reduced price, and some are even free. The main goal is to help hotels to overcome the problems caused by the global crisis in the …
The largest digital companies together with DMOs create an information resource on Covid-19 in order to help smart tourists travel more confidently and comfortably. This is a useful initiative, both for tourism organizations and tourists. It is also an example of the beneficial use of open data technology and the standardization of information flows. This …
Tourism is an area where unique and inspiring content is very important, because tourists do not travel just to move from point to point, but to get a unique experience from the destination. Unfortunately, many travel agencies, including DMOs and museums, often forget about it and do not pay attention to the quality of their …
We welcome the creation of an interactive travel restrictions map, supported by IATA. https://www.iatatravelcentre.com/international-travel-document-news/1580226297.htm As you can see, the map clearly shows the level of restrictions for each country. And this also applies to smart tourism, when a tourist, before a trip or when choosing a destination, has complete information about what to expect upon …
How coronavirus will push hotel technologies: https://skift.com/2020/05/19/hilton-ceo-says-comeback-depends-on-how-quickly-contactless-tech-features-roll-out Hilton CEO Chris Nasetta shares his experience in implementing technology in the hotels of this network. In particular, we would like to direct the readers’ attention to the experience of implementing the Hilton Honors application, which offers receiving e-keys and other functions, even ordering a taxi remotely. In …
