Smart Tourism City: Developments and Transformations
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Convergence of Smart City and Smart Tourism
2.1. Smart City
2.2. Smart Tourism
2.3. Smart Tourism City
3. Smart Tourism City Roles
3.1. Sustainability Problems
3.2. Smart Tourism City Solutions
4. Conclusions and Implications
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Attractions | Smart Tech. Tools | Locations | Elements | Smart Experience Enhancement |
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BOUT: Uber Boat (Finland) | Application | On-site | Transportation |
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VeneziaUnica (Italy) | Application | On-site Post-travel | Service Activity Attraction |
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Salzburger Mittagsplaner (Austria) | Application | Pre-travel On-site Post-travel | Service Activity Gastronomy |
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K-live (Korea) | Hologram | On-site | Activity Ancillary Service |
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City of Love (Korea) | Games and Application | On-site | Attraction Transportation Activity |
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Lee, P.; Hunter, W.C.; Chung, N. Smart Tourism City: Developments and Transformations. Sustainability 2020, 12, 3958. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12103958
Lee P, Hunter WC, Chung N. Smart Tourism City: Developments and Transformations. Sustainability. 2020; 12(10):3958. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12103958
Chicago/Turabian StyleLee, Pam, William Cannon Hunter, and Namho Chung. 2020. "Smart Tourism City: Developments and Transformations" Sustainability 12, no. 10: 3958. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12103958