The digitalization of museums is really important, and it can be done in the conditions of financial shortages and the Covid-19 pandemic. Based on its international experience, Center Smart Tourism would like to share its thoughts on the digitalization of museums in this article. Of course, it would be nice to digitize everything possible in …
The psychological aspect plays a vital role in modern travel. Before making a decision, a potential tourist necessarily evaluates the attractiveness of the destination in relation to the possible risks to his health. And the information that he can find online about a destination will be greatly important. The engaging content is of particular importance, …
Dr. Elinor Garely shares his thoughts from all points of view, and for different tourism industries. The article is here. It is obvious that smart tourism technologies will take their place, as they reduce the need for contacts, and provide greater security of communications and transactions for travelers than traditional methods. From the point of …
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Dirk Rogl, a renowned tourism digitalization specialist, talks about open data. The article is here. He revealed an interesting contradiction. The open data technology itself is intended to make all information accessible to end users. However, users do not delve into papers, they simply type in the search engine what they want to find out. …
Leonid Marmer, general director of Amadeus – Information Technologies LLC shared his view on the future of tourism with tourdom.ru. The article is here. He noted that technology is changing and no one will be able to stay out or wait out the digital transformation, as customers are becoming more demanding. Clients and tourists are …
World famous travel expert Doug Lansky made a presentation at the TEDx event. The article is here. The performance is divided into two parts: for DMOs and for tourists. The main idea addressed to DMOs: stop selling, you need to manage the destination! The work of a modern DMO can be compared to driving a …
In her article a tourism expert Dr Hayley Stainton explains in detail what sustainable tourism is. The main idea of her definition is that the basis of sustainable tourism is caring for the environment, society and economy. The principles of sustainable tourism are aimed at minimizing the negative effects of tourism, while maximizing its positive …
The situation with COVID-19 is pushing the tourism consulting companies conduct webinars. This is especially useful for DMOs and other companies responsible for tourism in their countries. Moreover, they have time for self-education and rethinking their activities. Florian Bauhuber, Director of Tourismuszukunft, shared his opinion and some information on the ongoing webinars. We agree with …
An interesting view on group tourism is offered by tourism expert Dag Lansky. He talks about how group tours and cruises harm destinations. Particularly, this type of tourists brings little income to a destination, they make a place seem overcrowded, and negatively affect the environment. In some places, this negative influence is so obvious that …
Low Season Traveller is a website that promotes tourism during the low season in order to broaden seasonality and reduce the effect of overtourism in various destinations. They believe that it is extremely important for the industry to combine efforts to develop tourism during the low season and therefore ease the pressure points of peak …
