eTourism Lab team
Georgina Sekadakis
Social media & charity
Dr Andrew Spencer
Technology adaptation & strategic management
Luca Smiroldo
E-marketing & SMTEs
Nicolas Gregori
Social media & service design
Barbara Neuhofer
Tourism experience & technology
Zornitza Yovcheva
Smart phone augmented reality
Ivana Rihova
Events & social co-creation
John Fotis
Social media & consumer behaviour
Destination eWOM: A macro and meso network approach? Highlights • Destination eWOM network structure remains unchanged despite scale significant growth. • Meso (community) level hubs act as global information senders and receivers. • Hub roles evolve over time. • Discourse within destination eWOM networks can fluctuate from year to year. Abstract The purpose of this… Read more »
Tanti A., and Buhalis, D. 2017, The influences and consequences of being digitally connected and/or disconnected to travellers, Information Technology & Tourism March, p.1-21. http://doi.org/10.1007/s40558-017-0081-8 Abstract Technological progress and tourism have worked in tandem for many years. Connectivity is the vehicle that drove the goal of technologically enhanced tourism experiences forward. This study, through an… Read more »
Contributors: Dan Wang Daniel Fesenmaier Dimitrios Buhalis Rob Law Lis Tussyadiah Phil Xiang Ulrike Gretzel Bing Pan Important dates: Course Start Date: 7 March 2017, 01:00 UTC Verification Upgrade Deadline: 29 March 2017, 23:59 Course End Date: 31 May 2017, 23:59 (Course content will be archived after this date) Certificate Generation Date: Early June 2017… Read more »
Smart Tourism, Smart Cities, Smart Living as a theme of The Visitors’ Economy: Strategies and Innovations Conference Bournemouth University, UK. 4-6 September 2017 Important dates: Deadline for abstract submission: 26 May 2017 Confirmation of acceptance: 30 June 2017 Last date for early bird registration: 14 July 2017 Deadline for registration:… Read more »
Special issue call for papers from Tourism Review Special Issue Editors Prof. Dr. Chulmo Koo, Kyung Hee University, South Korea, Email: helmetgu@khu.ac.kr Prof. Dr. Luiz Medes-Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, Email: luiz.mendesfilho@gmail.com Prof. Dr. Dimitrios Buhalis, Bournemouth University, UK, Email: dbuhalis@bournemouth.ac.kr Prof. Dr. Oriol Miralbell Izard, University of Barcelona, Spain, Email:… Read more »
Feifei Xu Dimitrios Buhalis Jessika Weber 2017 , Serious games and the gamification of tourism Tourism Management Volume 60, June 2017, Pages 244–256 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2016.11.020 Highlights •A systematic review of the concept of gamification. • Identified extrinsic and intrinsic motivational gaming elements that contribute to a meaningful gamification. •Discussed the application of gamification in tourism with case practices. Abstract Gamification has… Read more »
Smart Tourism Workshop @eTourism Lab, Fusion Building FG06 Department of Tourism and Hospitality, Bournemouth University Wednesday 22 March 2017 – 10:00-17:00 Fusion, Bournemouth University, Talbot Campus BH12 5BB, UK. Supported by Digital Town. Smart tourism is changing the competitiveness of tourism destinations and determines their ability to cocreate value for their stakeholders. Through interoperability and… Read more »
Bournemouth University Tourism Summit: Tourism and Hospitality in the era of disruption Friday 10th February 2017, 10:00-18:00 https://bournemouth-university-tourism-summit-tourism.eventbrite.co.uk By invitation only Grange City Hotel, 8-14 Cooper’s Row, London, EC3N 2BQ (Metro: Tower Hill) https://www.grangehotels.com/hotels-london/grange-city/ The Bournemouth University Tourism Summit is a by invitation only tourism think tank that brings together Senior Tourism Executives with academics, researchers,… Read more »
Immersive technology and marketing to be explored in 2017 Mike Warne event The use of Virtual Reality (VR) and Immersive Technology in Marketing is under the spotlight at this year’s annual Mike Warne Event. The event takes place at Bournemouth University’s Talbot Campus on Wednesday 1 March, and has been organised by final year BA (Hons) Marketing… Read more »
New Research Article : Xu, F., Buhalis, D., Weber, J., 2017, Serious games and the gamification of tourism, Tourism Management, Volume 60, June 2017, Pages 244–256 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2016.11.020 https://goo.gl/eGxQJa Highlights •A systematic review of the concept of gamification. •Identified extrinsic and intrinsic motivational gaming elements that contribute to a meaningful gamification. •Discussed the application of gamification… Read more »
