Smart Tourism Destination in Smart Cities Paradigm: A Model for Antalya

2019 ◽  
pp. 63-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gözdegül Başer ◽  
Oğuz Doğan ◽  
Fadi Al-Turjman
Keyword(s):  
Smart Cities ◽  
Tourism Destination ◽  
Smart Tourism

scholarly journals Touristic Stakeholders’ Perceptions about the Smart Tourism Destination Concept in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1741
Author(s):  
José Luis Cornejo Ortega ◽  
Christopher D. Malcolm
Keyword(s):  
Delphi Study ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Tourism Destination ◽  
Efficient Management ◽  
Management Of Resources ◽  
The Status ◽  
Governance Processes ◽  
Growth Quality ◽  
Smart Tourism

The smart tourism destination (STD) is an adaptation of the smart-city concept into a tourism destination. Smart cities relate to the urban use of technologies and internet in order to improve economic growth, quality of life, efficient management of resources, and generation of governance processes and social participation. This paper aims to highlight the perception that different tourism experts in Puerto Vallarta have about intelligent tourism destinations. The working method of this research was through a Delphi study to analyze the responses of local experts on the status of STD´s and their future trends. The experts’ perceptions on the concept’s definition, regional capacity for innovation, technological components, linking, and sustainability was analyzed. Experts perceived an optimistic scenario for STD in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, México. The participants in this study value the factors that determine the implementation of STDs as determinants; there are at least three of them: Training, Investment, and Governance.

scholarly journals Smart tourism destinations: ecosystems for tourism destination competitiveness

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 108-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kim Boes ◽  
Dimitrios Buhalis ◽  
Alessandro Inversini
Keyword(s):  
Smart Cities ◽  
Ecosystem Structure ◽  
Tourism Destination ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
The Core ◽  
Sustained Competitive Advantage ◽  
Core Components ◽  
Tourism Destinations ◽  
Smart Tourism

Purpose – Grounded in service-dominant (S-D) logic, the purpose of this paper is to explore the core components of smartness to present a framework for the development of the smart tourism destination. Design/methodology/approach – The paper explores the core components of smartness through case study analysis of well-established smart cities. Findings – The paper conceptualises smartness and argues ICT, leadership, innovation and social capital supported by human capital are core components of smartness. Although ICT is a critical enabler for smart tourism destinations, it is insufficient on its own to introduce smartness. The combination of hard and soft smartness components within a S-D logic ecosystem structure holds the potential for sustained competitive advantage and enhancement of quality of life of both residents and tourists in smart tourism destinations. Originality/value – The paper extends the application of S-D logic to the context of smart tourism destinations, specifically to examine the smartness concept as a means for competitiveness in tourism destinations.

scholarly journals Place Branding for Smart Cities and Smart Tourism Destinations: Do They Communicate Their Smartness?

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (19) ◽  
pp. 10953
Author(s):  
Assumpció Huertas ◽  
Antonio Moreno ◽  
Jordi Pascual
Keyword(s):  
Urban Policy ◽  
Semantic Analysis ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Place Branding ◽  
Destination Image ◽  
Tourism Destination ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Tourism Destinations ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Smart Tourism

Smart cities and smart tourism destinations integrate technological infrastructures and end-user devices with the aim of providing more satisfying experiences. They generate expectations of superior innovation, greater interactivity, participation and a better image. Therefore, they need to communicate their smartness and include it in their branding. The study analyses the smart content present in the tourist and non-tourist official Twitter accounts of a selection of smart cities and smart destinations, through semantic analysis, in order to find out which smart concepts are strategically branded to create a smart tourism destination image. The results show that the best cities in the ranking for each smart topic are not the ones with highest percentages of tweets on that topic. The study also shows that the number and percentage of tweets that communicate smart aspects on the platforms analyzed are low, showing the smartness is not included in their branding. It has also been observed that, almost all cities communicate or do not communicate the same concepts, evincing an undifferentiated branding strategy. The results of this study are interesting for urban policy-makers and tourism destination marketers to improve their branding.

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF SMART TOURISM DESTINATION AS A TOOL FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF URBAN TOURISM

2019 ◽  
pp. 3-8
Author(s):  
Artem Mozghovyi ◽  
Anastasiia Sebta
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Customer Orientation ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Urban Tourism ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Tourism Destination ◽  
The World ◽  
Smart Tourism

The purpose of the study is to synthesize the principles of smart tourism destination and justify their application for the purpose of development of tourist innovations in urban tourism. The purpose of this article is also to explore the relationship in the development of "smart destination" and "smart city" as information systems. Such studies are important in the context of the sustainable development of urban tourism. Methods. This study used a comparative analysis of modern electronic and literary sources on the topic of smart cities and smart destinations. An analogy method was used to identify similarities and differences in the development of information systems. The classification method was applied to study the main features of development of smart destination. Results. Thanks to smart destination technology, tourists become a resource for development of tourism. This technology also enhances engagement and integration with target audiences. The implementation of the concepts of smart city and smart destination requires consideration of several important factors that will create favourable preconditions for their implementation. Smart tourism is the dominant trend in the world now. With smart tourism, locals and tourists alike can interact with a convenient, safe, informative environment. Smart destinations open up previously unattainable opportunities for businesses to improve their products and services. The main feature and advantage of a smart tourist destination is its customer orientation. Scientific novelty. The article analyses the main trends of smart tourism destinations in the world. The components and main directions of the development of smart destinations are determined. The analysis of modern global tendencies of smart destinations development is carried out. Practical significance. The results of the study can be used in planning the further development of smart tourism destination in Ukraine and the corresponding adjustment of the policy of tourist innovations.

scholarly journals Beyond smart tourism cities – towards a new generation of “wise” tourism destinations

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Andres Coca-Stefaniak
Keyword(s):  
Research Agenda ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Urban Tourism ◽  
City Management ◽  
Tourism Destination ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Tourism Destinations ◽  
New Generation ◽  
Smart Tourism

Purpose The purpose of this trends paper is to offer insights into the technological changes affecting our cities and urban tourism destinations, and to explore avenues for further research and practice in the context of smart tourism destinations. Design/methodology/approach The literature on smart cities and smart tourism destinations is analysed in view of delivering a research agenda for a new generation of “post-smart” tourism destinations, beyond existing paradigms in this field. Findings Smart tourism research to date is found to be lacking in terms of addressing emerging (“post-smart”) social issues increasingly faced by global tourism cities, such as growing inequalities between host communities and visitors, wellness (e.g. slow tourism and slow cities) and resilience and mental health (e.g. digital detox), among others. Practical implications A post-smart approach to tourism city management and marketing calls for rethinking of existing tourism and urban policies that address wider sustainability issues exemplified by the urban transitions debate as well as adopting a more holistic networked approach to smartness involving entire regions. This also calls for the development of a new research agenda in urban tourism through a new prism – the post-smart “wise” tourism destination. Originality/value A new tourism futures construct – the “wise” tourism destination – is posited. This is done within the context of a new (“post-smart”) generation of tourism cities. It is argued that “wise” tourism cities will require novel attributes and adopt a visionary strategic positioning well beyond today’s smart tourism destination paradigms. Additionally, a tentative research agenda for “wise” tourism cities is discussed.

Towards a Smart Tourism Destination Development Model: Promoting Environmental, Economic, Socio-cultural and Political Values

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 237-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariana Brandão Cavalheiro ◽  
Luiz Antonio Joia ◽  
Gabriel Marcuzzo do Canto Cavalheiro
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Economic ◽  
Development Model ◽  
Tourism Destination ◽  
Political Values ◽  
Smart Tourism

Prospect of Promoting Sikkim as a Smart Tourism Destination

2022 ◽  
pp. 326-345
Author(s):  
Supriya Dam
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
The State ◽  
Tourism Destination ◽  
Essential Ingredient ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Two Cities ◽  
Tourism Destinations ◽  
Smart Tourism

Since 2006, Sikkim progressively switching to a full-fledged tourism-centred state having declared it a predominant industry as an engine for its economic growth. The state accounted for the highest influx of foreign tourists amongst the eight north eastern states of India during the last 20 years or so. The smart city mission was commissioned by government of India as a centrally sponsored scheme destined to provide financial support for the allotted cities to the extent of INR. 100 Crore per city per year spanning over five years. Studies suggest that induction of smart city concept will act as precursor for growth of smart tourism destinations (STDs) across the country. The STD as a concept revolves around “6A's,” an essential ingredient for promoting smart tourism in destinations. Incidentally, two cities in Sikkim have been enlisted amongst the top 100 cities in India for promoting smart city, instrumental in promoting STD in tourism-driven states. The chapter delves into the concept of smart city as an antecedent for promoting STD along with conditions with respect to Sikkim.

Smart cities and smart tourism in cities

2021 ◽  
pp. 221-247
Author(s):  
Alastair M. Morrison ◽  
Cristina Maxim
Keyword(s):  
Smart Cities ◽  
Smart Tourism
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