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From data privacy to environmental sustainability: Comprehensive perspectives on smart tourism challenges

This commentary critically examines the integration of smart tourism technologies within the tourism and hospitality sectors, focusing on their role in enhancing tourist experiences and operational efficiencies. Through a multidisciplinary approach encompassing a literature review, case studies, and empirical data analysis, the analysis adopts a constructivist perspective to explore tourists’ subjective experiences with technology. It highlights significant personalization, efficiency, and sustainability advancements while acknowledging challenges related to digital infrastructure and privacy concerns. Advocating for a balanced and sustainable approach that respects environmental integrity and cultural heritage, the commentary concludes with recommendations for future research on the socio-economic impacts of smart tourism, ethical data usage, and the adaptation of technologies to diverse contexts. It calls for increased investment in digital infrastructure and stakeholder collaborative efforts to promote sustainable and inclusive tourism development.

Image destination engagement from a cultural perspective—A neuromarketing approach for a Spanish-German study

The importance of the image of the tourist destination in the communication and marketing of a tourist destination is beyond doubt. For this reason, numerous studies address these issues. However, not so many do so from the perspective of the emotion the receiver feels, which is why this study deals with analyzing the emotion generated in the receiver through neuromarketing techniques and measuring the level of engagement felt. As a fundamental part of this study, we added the variable of cultural differences, both generically and specifically for gender and age. We are mainly guided by the theories of Life Cycle Theory and Generational Theory to analyze age differences. At the same time, gender differences are approached from the Gender Role Theory. The sample comprises one hundred individuals with apparent cultural differences, one sample of German origin and residence and the other of Spanish origin and residence, 50/50. We approached the study from the point of view of the emotion felt by the receiver of the message based on ten neuromarketing techniques (EGG) and ten images used by a famous tourist destination known in both countries. The results suggest that not only are there differences in the emotion felt after viewing images of a tourist destination, but that these differences are also explained by cultural background, gender, and age.

2024

Vol 5, No 2 (2024)

Vol 5, No 1 (2024)

Welcome to Volume 5, Issue 1 of Smart Tourism. This issue will explore various aspects of smart tourism, covering a wide range of topics, primarily tourism marketing, challenges faced by tourism businesses, the application of technology in tourism, and tourist experience and feedback. These studies emphasize the role of technology in tourism and examine the factors influencing the growth of smart tourism through innovative topics. Furthermore, this issue delves into the development and competitiveness of the tourism business, giving significant references for the industry's future growth.

2023

Vol 4, No 2 (2023)

This issue provides readers with the most recent research on smart tourism, highlights the importance of the smart tourist experience, and investigates smart tourism development models and the potential of smart tourism to assist sustainable development. It also highlights the importance of technology in the tourism industry. These studies highlight the powerful impact of smart tourism in addressing the tourism industry's challenges and encouraging its development, as well as clarifying the function of tourist experience in smart tourism development.

Vol 4, No 1 (2023)

This issue emphasizes the role of technology in tourism and identifies virtual tourism as one of the industry's development trends. Technology has the potential to drive innovation in tourism development models, improve the tourist experience, and increase the tourism industry's marketing effectiveness. Furthermore, this issue includes essential research on rural tourism, which investigates the role of the government in the growth of rural tourism as well as rural tourists' environmental protection behavior. Through this issue, readers will learn about the usefulness of technology in the tourist industry, as well as the features and current state of rural tourism development.

2022

Vol 3, No 2 (2022)

This issue will focus on the tourism industry's recovery measures in various regions and tourist behavior in the context of COVID-19. Smart tourism is an effective method of reviving the tourism industry and an innovative means of tourism. By examining tourist behavior in the context of COVID-19, it is possible to provide helpful information for the recovery of the tourism business in the post-epidemic phase, as well as new ideas for tourism development. These studies underline the importance of the tourism industry adapting to external challenges and changes, as well as exploring novel development ideas.

Vol 3, No 1 (2022)

Welcome to Volume 3, Issue 1 of Smart Tourism. This issue, which emphasizes the importance of innovative thinking in smart tourism research, looks into the concept of smart tourism from an innovative perspective, technology innovation in tourist destination management, and suggestions for smart tourist destination improvement. At the same time, this issue focuses on the analysis and evaluation of smart tourism from the perspective of tourists. The findings from this innovative research perspective provide valuable recommendations for the advancement of smart tourism.

2021

Vol 2, No 2 (2021)

The latest issue of Smart Tourism stresses the role of various new technologies in tourism, covers the most recent research on technologies in smart tourism, and discusses the outcomes of applying technologies to optimize smart tourism. At the same time, this issue discusses the evolution of smart tourism and the impact of digitalization on the tourism industry. Through this issue, readers will learn about cutting-edge smart tourism technologies as well as the most recent advances in the field.

Vol 2, No 1 (2021)

This issue will bring you the latest exploration of smart tourism destinations. This issue analyzes the development status and governance of smart tourism destinations in detail through case analysis and provides targeted suggestions to promote the development of smart tourism destinations with the help of the four main attributes of smart tourism destinations. In addition, this issue also explores the evaluation of urban smart tourism competitiveness and the relationship between virtual cities and physical cities, which reveal the influence and value of smart tourism.

2020

Vol 1, No 2 (2020)

This issue will provide you with the most recent research on rural smart tourism, delving into the problems, characteristics, and influencing facets of rural smart tourism development, as well as the development of rural tourist smart platforms. These studies fully demonstrate that rural tourism must evolve towards intelligence. Furthermore, this issue offers a thorough examination of smart tourism research, which will provide valuable reference for relevant scholars' research.

Vol 1, No 1 (2020)

Welcome to Volume 1, Issue 1 of Smart Tourism. This issue will provide readers with information regarding virtual tourism, including the application of virtual reality technology in tourism, the role of virtual reality technology, and a comparison between the virtual tourist economy and the physical tourism economy. This issue underlines that virtual reality technology can not only help to boost tourism but also serve as a tool for digitally protecting traditional villages. It also illustrates that virtual tourism is one of the emerging trends in tourist development.

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Prof. Hung-Che Wu

Nanfang College Guangzhou, China

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News & Announcements

2024-07-05

Call for Reading: Volume 5 Issue 1 Available

We are pleased to announce the release of Volume 5 Issue 1 of Smart Tourism. We sincerely invite researchers to download and read articles in this issue. It is hopeful that the content will bring readers new perspectives and inspire the research in related field.

2024-02-19

We are recruiting Editorial Board Members

Smart Tourism is recruiting new Editorial Board Members.

2024-01-15

New layout style in 2024

In 2024, Smart Tourism will adopt a new layout style. Please turn to the "Author Guidelines" for preparing your manuscripts.

2024-01-05

Brand new year for Smart Tourism

At the start of the New Year 2024, we would like to thank all the scholars who have contributed to this journal, including those who have recently stepped down from the editorial board. With their support, Smart Tourism has successfully published four volumes (eight issues in total). We look forward to an even more successful year for the journal.

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