Smart Tourism as a Pillar for Sustainable Urban Development: An Alternate Smart City Strategy from Mauritius
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Smart Cities, Culture, and Tourism in Mauritius
3. Theoretical Background
3.1. Smart Cities
3.2. Smart Tourism
4. Discussion
- (1)
- Attractions (e.g., physical landmarks, culture, parks);
- (2)
- Accessibility (e.g., transportation services);
- (3)
- Amenities (e.g., leisure, accommodation, food);
- (4)
- Available packages (e.g., service bundles);
- (5)
- Activities;
- (6)
- Ancillary services (eg. postal services, banks, hospitals).
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Dabeedooal, Y.J.; Dindoyal, V.; Allam, Z.; Jones, D.S. Smart Tourism as a Pillar for Sustainable Urban Development: An Alternate Smart City Strategy from Mauritius. Smart Cities 2019, 2, 153-162. https://doi.org/10.3390/smartcities2020011
Dabeedooal YJ, Dindoyal V, Allam Z, Jones DS. Smart Tourism as a Pillar for Sustainable Urban Development: An Alternate Smart City Strategy from Mauritius. Smart Cities. 2019; 2(2):153-162. https://doi.org/10.3390/smartcities2020011
Chicago/Turabian StyleDabeedooal, Yeshna Jessie, Vickramsingh Dindoyal, Zaheer Allam, and David S. Jones. 2019. "Smart Tourism as a Pillar for Sustainable Urban Development: An Alternate Smart City Strategy from Mauritius" Smart Cities 2, no. 2: 153-162. https://doi.org/10.3390/smartcities2020011