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SUMMARY:SMART TOURISM: Big data\, artificial intelligence and robotics revolutions @WTM London
DESCRIPTION:8 Nov 2017\, 14:00 – 15:00 WTM Inspire Theatre – EU490 \nWorld Travel Market\, London  \nFree registration \nSmart Tourism session puts in agenda the main trends and challenges of smart tourism as well as discussion of research result on Smart Tourism conducted by Bournemouth University eTourism Lab. The session will be chaired by Professor Dimitrios Buhalis\, Director of eTourism Lab Bournemouth University. \nSmartness takes advantage of technology to process data in real time to produce services and products which are of value for all involved. Smart Tourism Destinations successfully implement smartness to improve the competitiveness of their destination and enhance the social\, economic and environmental prosperity. Big data\, artificial intelligence and robotics will propel a revolution in the tourism industry. Through using technology to ensure people are interconnected\, processes can be designed to generate value to all stakeholders involved. This interactive session will discuss the principles of smartness and how they can be applied in a real life context. The session will bring together academic research and professional practice to explore how smart tourism will enable tourism destinations to take advantage of the emergent technologies. \nCHAIR  \nProfessor Dimitrios Buhalis\, Bournemouth University \nPANEL\nDavid Scowsill\nCEO EON Reality- Ex President and CEO of the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). \nDr Mario Hardy\nChief Executive Officer\, Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) \nDr Jason Song\nChairman and CEO of Zhejiang Drore Technology\, Hangzhou\, \nFaeez Fadhlillah\nCEO and Co-Founder\, Tripfez Malaysia \nAntonio López de Avila Munoz\nPresident of State Society for the Management of Innovation and Tourism Technologies (SEGITTUR)\, IE Business School\, Madrid \n  \nFree registration
URL:https://microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk/etourism-lab/event/smart-tourism-big-data-artificial-intelligence-and-robotics-revolutions-wtm-london/
LOCATION:Excel\, London\, Royal Victoria Dock\, London\, E16 1XL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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