Smart Tourism and Smart Destinations for a Sustainable Future
Sustainable tourism plans to meet the needs of the current generation and of the following ones as it tries to find the best way of using the resources available and, at the same time, ensuring the economic development. Smart tourism uses Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to improve t...
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| Format: | bookPart |
| Language: | eng |
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2020
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10451/43916 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:repositorio.ul.pt:10451/43916 |
| Summary: | Sustainable tourism plans to meet the needs of the current generation and of the following ones as it tries to find the best way of using the resources available and, at the same time, ensuring the economic development. Smart tourism uses Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to improve tourists’ experience and enhancing local quality of life. It connects to the concept of smart destination, which applies ICT to support tourists on planning their journey and choosing their destination in a convenient and sustainable way. |
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