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 »
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
New Paper: Smart tourism destinations: ecosystems for tourism destination competitiveness
Smart tourism destinations: ecosystems for tourism destination competitiveness
Kim Boes , Dimitrios Buhalis , Alessandro Inversini (pp. 108 – 124)
International Journal of Tourism Cities
ISSN: 2056-5607
Volume 2 Issue 2
Type: Research paper
Keywords: ICT , Tourism competitiveness , Smart city , Smart tourism destination
Publications Update
BU eTourismLab members latest research in eTourism, Smartness, Information and Communication Technologies for Tourism an other topics. BOOKS JOURNAL ARTICLES AND RESEARCH PAPERS
Video update: eTourism and Smart Tourism videos by BU eTL
Watch the most significant workshops, presentations and interviews in eTourism and Smart Tourism produced by Bournemouth University eTourism Lab members
EPSRC Balance Network Event: “Going off the Grid” Can employees really switch off during travel?
EPSRC Balance Network Event: Digital Work Life Balance: “Going off the Grid” Can employees really switch off during travel? 9th March 2016, DepTH, Bournemouth University Do we ever switch off our phones? Are we constantly checking emails while we are on holiday? Do we… Read more »
Congratulations to John Fotis for receiving PhD thesis excellence award @ENTER2016!
Dr John Fotis have been awared the Excellence award by IFITT for his PhD thesis on “The use of social media on consumer behaviour” at ENTER2016! Congratulations!!!! John Fotis made his doctoral research on “The use of social media and its impacts on consumer behaviour: The context of holiday travel”. During the last years, social… Read more »
Professor Dimitrios Buhalis appointed Head of Tourism and Hospitality
Congratulations to Professor Dimitrios Buhalis who has been recently appointed Head of Tourism and Hospitality in the Faculty of Management of Bournemouth University!
Top publications of 2015 by BU eTourism Lab members
2015 update of books, research articles and videos by BU eTourism Lab! Recent research by Prof. Dimitrios Buhalis, Dr. Alessandro Inversini, Dr. Barbara Neuhofer and others.
New book : Tourism Management, Marketing, and Development : Performance, Strategies, and Sustainability
Edited by Marcello M. Mariani, Wojciech Czakon, Dimitrios Buhalis, Ourania Vitouladiti ISBN 9781137401854 Publication Date December 2015 Companies and destinations in the tourism sector are confronted with increasing managerial challenges and have to deal with a competitive, turbulent, and fast-changing environment. The understanding that both tourism companies and destinations endowed with the best assets (natural and cultural)… Read more »
Congratulations on the official Graduation of BU eTourism Lab members!!!
It was a Graduation day when three members of BU eTourism Lab have been awarded PhD! Congratulations to Dr Barbara Neuhofer-Rainoldi, Dr John Fotis and Dr Zornitza Yovcheva!
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