Smart Tourism and Innovation

Summary:The research group on Smart Tourism and Innovation (Smarttour-INN) is dedicated to generating cutting-edge knowledge and uncovering innovative approaches that enhance tourism practices, promote sustainable development, and support effective management and governance.

Recognising tourism as a multidimensional phenomenon—spanning spatial, economic, and social aspects—and emphasising its profound interconnection with technology, our objective is to generate profound and applicable insights. This is achieved through rigorous research design and the employment of advanced technological methods. We collaborate with diverse tourism stakeholders, such as government bodies, international organisations, and businesses, to develop more effective policies and innovative strategies to address current and future challenges in tourism.

The principal goals of the research group include:

• Support for Effective Social Transformation:
  Generate cutting-edge knowledge and uncover innovative approaches to support the transition to smart tourism, sustainable development, and the effective management and governance of tourist destinations.
• Advanced Methodologies:
  Develop advanced technological research methods and rigorous designs to obtain deep and applicable insights into tourism trends and challenges.
• Knowledge Transfer for Social Progress and Tourism Competitiveness:
  Convey advanced knowledge and innovative practices to bolster the abilities of tourism professionals in managing smart tourism transition, enhance the competitiveness of tourism enterprises and destinations, reduce the digital divide, and facilitate effective policy formulation.