Smart Tourism as a Driver for Culture and Sustainability Fifth Inter
This book explores the latest developments in the field of smart tourism, focusing in particular on the important cultural and sustainability synergies that have emerged during the digital era. The aim is to elucidate how ICTs can promote innovation and c
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Smart Tourism as a Driver for Culture and Sustainability Fifth International Conference IACuDiT, Athens 2018
Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics
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Smart Tourism as a Driver for Culture and Sustainability Fifth International Conference IACuDiT, Athens 2018
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Editors Vicky Katsoni University of West Attica Athens, Greece IACuDiT Athens, Greece
Marival Segarra-Oña Business School Universitat Politècnica de València Valencia, Spain
ISSN 2198-7246 ISSN 2198-7254 (electronic) Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics ISBN 978-3-030-03909-7 ISBN 978-3-030-03910-3 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03910-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018964687 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
Tourism, which is economically supporting entire regions and even countries, must be considered as an innovative industry constantly looking for creating competitive advantages. The era where the historical sites or the privileged location of a destination was, by itself, enough for attracting tourist has gone, giving the flow to those destinations that are able to offer the visitors new and enhanced experiences, and to those that benefiting from the comparative advantages by adding extra value through innovative services linked to technology and data, sustainability, and accessibility. This is a new concept that has been named “smart destination” and goes one step beyond smart tourism by linking not only the tourism industry but also the different stakeholders that take
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