Overtourism is a significant concern worldwide, causing problems that outweigh the benefits in many areas due to excessive development and degradation.

The tourism industry significantly contributes to the global economy, providing 10% of worldwide jobs, with an expected 324 million jobs in 2023.

The growth of tourism raises concerns about overtourism, which can severely impact local communities and environments.

Sustainable tourism practices and emerging technologies like blockchain, IoT, and virtual reality can help address overtourism by prioritizing local communities and the environment.

Big Data technology can track tourist flows, inform sustainable tourism practices, and evaluate their effectiveness through data analytics and machine learning.

The integration of new technologies into tourism infrastructure can promote sustainable tourism, reduce overtourism's negative impacts, and enhance tourism development.

Implementing emerging technologies in sustainable tourism is challenging, but can enhance the tourist experience, while also raising data privacy and security concerns.

The development of smart tourism, supported by the state and driven by digital technologies, is expected to reach a global market value of $12.5 billion by 2026.

Blockchain technology and IoT devices can provide secure data storage, enable NFTs for unique experiences, and offer real-time insights on tourist behavior.

Integrating blockchain, IoT, and virtual reality into tourism infrastructure can mitigate overtourism, enhance tourist experiences, and preserve cultural heritage.

The COVID-19 epidemic has severely impacted the global tourism industry, but emerging technologies like virtual reality and digital tourism can help mitigate costs and protect fragile attractions.

Overtourism is a significant concern worldwide, causing problems that outweigh the benefits in many areas due to excessive development and degradation.

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Sedona Film Festival presents ‘Crowded Out’

“Crowded Out” is a powerful short documentary exploring over-tourism, featuring interviews with local residents and global experts. (Image provided by SIFF)

Originally Published: September 14, 2022 8:43 p.m.

The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the third film in its four-week Sustainable Tourism Film Series. “Crowded Out: The Story of Overtourism” will show on Thursday, Sept. 22 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre at 4 p.m. The event will also include a selection of “Sustainable Travel: Where Next?” short films along with a panel discussion.

“Crowded Out” is a powerful short documentary exploring overtourism, featuring interviews with local residents and global experts.

Overtourism occurs when there are too many visitors to a particular destination. When rent prices push out local tenants to make way for holiday rentals, when narrow roads become jammed with tourist vehicles, when tourists cannot view landmarks because of the crowds – these are all signs of overtourism.

And it is the backlash from local residents that has made overtourism news. Cities such as Barcelona, Venice and Dubrovnik, and places once thought of as remote such as Iceland and Skye have suffered firsthand, and the protests by local residents have spread.

There has been decades of virtually uncontrolled growth, and it has crossed a threshold: in many destinations, tourism now demonstrably creates more problems than benefits.

This special event will also include a selection of short films from “Sustainable Travel: Where Next?” This series includes short-form documentary films, featuring insightful stories from the global travel and tourism sector showing how they are driving sustainable travel and protecting these precious destinations.

Following the screenings, there will be a panel discussion with representatives the City of Sedona, the Sedona Chamber of Commerce, Keep Sedona Beautiful and the tourism and hospitality industry here.

“Crowded Out: The Story of Overtourism” will be shown at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre on Thursday, Sept. 22 at 4 p.m. Tickets are $12, or $9 for Film Festival members. For tickets and more information, please call 928-282-1177. Both the theatre and film festival office are located at 2030 W. Hwy. 89A, in West Sedona. For more information, visit: www.SedonaFilmFestival.org.

The final film in the Sustainable Tourism Series is:

Thursday, Sept. 29 at 4 p.m. “Vendemmia”

The tourism industry significantly contributes to the global economy, providing 10% of worldwide jobs, with an expected 324 million jobs in 2023.

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Content: US $72 billion contribution of travel and tourism sector to UAE GDP by 2027
Associate Professor at the Edinburgh Business School and an expert on tourism at Heriot-Watt University in Dubai, Dr Sean Luchri, said: “Tourism globally provides 10% of jobs worldwide, according to estimates by the World Travel and Tourism Council, and tourism jobs will reach pre-epidemic levels and are expected to recover to 324 million in 2023. ”
“Tourism is an important driver of economic growth for countries, and the development of this sector has been a top priority for governments globally.
For example, in the UAE, tourism is a key industry in boosting the economy, and the total contribution of the travel and tourism sector to the UAE ’ s GDP is estimated to be US $72 billion (Dh264 billion), equivalent to 12.4% of GDP in 2027. ”
“The recently announced UAE Tourism Strategy 2031 confirms the UAE government ’ s vision to strengthen the country ’ s position as one of the world ’ s top tourist destinations.
With an annual increase of 27 billion dirhams, the government also aims to attract new investments worth 100 billion dirhams in the tourism sector.
“The continued growth in the travel and tourism sector has led to a major shift in how businesses interact with customers.
As traveler priorities evolve, focusing on and improving the customer experience has become critical.
Recent developments such as check-in at hotels and airports, virtual tours of museums and art galleries, and the experience of different destinations around the world through virtual reality or through metaphors have accelerated the integration of technology with travel.
It should also be noted that the increase in environmentally conscious travelers is driving the growth of sustainable tourism. ”
The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) noted that the sector ’ s GDP is expected to reach US $9.6 trillion in 2023.
Tourism is an important driver of economic growth for countries, and the development of this sector has been among the top priorities of governments globally.
Global sudden-onset events such as the epidemic and the ongoing challenges surrounding the energy crisis and climate change continue to impact industry and consumer behavior.
This has prompted organisations to rethink the future of the sector and offer more sustainable models of tourism.
2023 will see the focus of travelers shift towards sustainable, carbon-free travel.
A survey conducted by Booking.com in 2022 predicted travelers ’ willingness to make sustainable travel choices, with more than 57 percent of people expressing their intention to travel sustainably in the future.
To harness sustainable tourism opportunities, companies will need to focus on capacity building while increasing knowledge about sustainable practices.
For example, the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is providing training to more than 30 hotels in Egypt and preparing them to adopt sustainable practices to reduce carbon emissions.
Moreover, with the UAE hosting COP28 in 2023, sustainability is at the forefront of the country ’ s economic agenda, which will undoubtedly reflect on the tourism sector.
Modern technologies and technology
Metaphors can generate tremendous value for companies and industry stakeholders, yet it is important to understand how metaphors impact the tourism sector.
Industry leaders and other stakeholders also need to be aware of the practical benefits that these technologies offer such as simplifying the booking process, providing experiential engagement for potential travelers and encouraging travel-related purchases.
Metaphors technology has the potential to bypass physical limitations and provide an enhanced experience for travelers across various aspects of travel and tourism.
The possibilities are endless with the opportunities offered by Metaphors technology as it is relevant to all aspects of travel, including hotels, airlines and theme parks, and can also simplify the conduct of operations.
For example, Disney recently patented a metaveras-based theme park that will have the ability to transcend physical and digital barriers.
Emirates has also announced that it will be organising exciting Metaphors experiences for its customers and employees.
With constant innovation in virtual reality and augmented reality, along with its growing popularity among customers.
It certainly won ’ t replace real experiences but it will improve immersive experiences and continue to elevate the travel industry.
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As brands continue to expand in Metaphors, NFTs will become a major opportunity for the world of travel.
NFTs are one of the latest digital innovations and provide a unique opportunity for the travel and tourism industry to interact with tourists in a new and exciting way.
The industry can use NFTs to enhance its brand and competitive advantage in marketing and as a payment, ticketing and booking tool.
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Stimulate tourism development with greater vigor (market walk)
Wang Ke
February 16, 2022 06: 02 | Source: People's Daily - People's Daily
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The accelerated application of new technologies has a profound impact on the entire tourism chain.
Increasing the supply of high-quality tourism products is the key to stimulating greater vitality in the development of tourism.
The State Council recently issued the 14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of Tourism (hereinafter referred to as the "Plan"), which makes arrangements for the development of tourism in the 14th Five-Year Plan from the aspects of the development environment, overall requirements, major tasks and safeguard measures. specific goals.
The "Plan" has pointed out the direction for the high-quality development of the tourism industry, and has also greatly enhanced the confidence of tourism market players.
Since the "13th Five-Year Plan", China's tourism industry and other industries cross-border integration, coordinated development, the scale of the industry continues to expand, new formats continue to emerge, and the comprehensive driving role of tourism for the stable and healthy development of the economy is more prominent.
Today, tourism has become a rigid demand for a better life for the people, and it is the sunrise industry and happiness industry that is widely favored by the people and the most popular among the people, and the position of tourism as a strategic pillar industry of the national economy has been consolidated.
Statistics show that during the "13th Five-Year Plan" period, China's per capita traveled more than four times, and people enjoyed the beautiful mountains and rivers of the motherland and felt the splendid cultural charm, which added more wonderful things to a better life.
Entering a new stage of development, tourism is facing new requirements for high-quality development.
During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, China will fully enter the era of mass tourism, and the development of tourism is still in an important period of strategic opportunities, but there are new development changes in both challenges and opportunities.
From the point of view of the challenges, the international environment is grim and complicated, the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic is extensive and far-reaching, and the global tourism industry has significantly increased uncertainty.
From the perspective of opportunities, on the one hand, the people's travel consumption demand will change from low-level to high-quality and diversified, from focusing on tourism to taking into account tourism and leisure vacation, which has spawned a new growth point of tourism consumption demand.
On the other hand, the accelerated application of new technologies has a profound impact on the entire tourism chain, such as tourism information acquisition, supplier selection, consumer scene creation, convenient payment and social sharing, and has become a new breakthrough point to create a new supply of tourism.
Tourism is an emerging industry, he said, adding that it is necessary to strengthen the construction of all kinds of software and hardware to promote the development of tourism.
China's tourism industry is still facing a serious problem, he said, adding that it is still far from meeting the people's expectations for a better life.
The task of structural reform on the supply side of tourism is still relatively heavy, the momentum of innovation is still insufficient, the governance capacity and level need to be further improved, and the international competitiveness and influence need to be further strengthened, and these problems need to be gradually resolved in the high-quality development of tourism.
In the 14th Five-Year Plan period, increasing the supply of high-quality tourism products is an effective measure to enhance people's satisfaction with tourism products and services, and is also the key to stimulating greater vitality in tourism development.
In this regard, the "Plan" has made "optimize the layout, provide new choices for tourists to travel; establish high-quality products, create a new benchmark for quality tourism; conform to the trend and meet the new needs of urban leisure" and other deployments.
The implementation of these measures will promote the structural reform of the supply side of the tourism industry, continuously enhance the people's sense of travel, happiness and security, and make greater contributions to the comprehensive construction of a socialist modern country.
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Beijing, Dec. 6 / According to Guangming Daily, the immersive tour of the Grand Canal and robot technology enabled Li Bai and Du Fu to travel through time and space, and 5G holographic projection to reappear the ancient style... "5G + Smart Tourism" application pilot project, people are full of expectations for new tourism products, new scenes to bring new experiences.
Smart travel makes travel smarter.
As a travel method in the digital age, smart travel is a new type of travel based on information technology, network platform and mobile client.
It introduces new technologies such as the Internet of Things, cloud computing, and 5G into the travel experience, industrial development, service management and other links, and continuously meets the growing needs of the people for a better life.
Travel is energized and charismatic by technology.
Quick search, online search... Smart travel can greatly improve the efficiency of travel decision-making and processing. "Online grass planting, offline grass pulling" breaks the time and space restrictions, "fast travel and slow travel" has become a new fashion, and virtual reality technology can not only enable tourists to get an immersive and interactive experience, but also assist tourists to formulate travel plans before travel.
With the development of the times, digital has become an inevitable trend and important support for China's tourism development. In November 2020, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and other ten departments jointly issued the "Opinions on Deepening the" Internet + Tourism "to Promote the High-Quality Development of the Tourism Industry", and put forward eight key tasks, "Accelerating the Construction of Smart Tourism Scenic Area" was listed in the first place.
The State Council issued the "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan" tourism development plan also pointed out that to accelerate the promotion of digital, networked, intelligent as the characteristics of smart tourism, deepen the "Internet + tourism", expand the application of new technology scenarios.
Recently issued the "domestic tourism promotion plan (2023-2025)" clearly put forward, to "accelerate the development of smart tourism, cultivate a new space for intelligent tourism immersive experience" "to promote technology to empower tourism, further promote the widespread application of new technology in the tourism scene, better play the role of the national tourism technology demonstration park, and enhance the scientific and technological content of tourism products and services."
One of the rules of tourism development is to always focus on tourists and enhance the tourist experience with service innovation.
Smart travel is no exception.
With the help of a new generation of information technology, the development of smart tourism naturally aims to provide tourists with more convenient, intelligent and personalized tourism services.
The strong sense of technology and strong technical flavor of smart tourism does not mean that the service does not meet and the feelings are cold, but to make the products, management and services more humane and humane, such as paying attention to the needs of women, children, the elderly and other groups, and providing more "adaptable", "adaptable" and "aging" smart tourism products.
In recent years, the network and communication infrastructure of China's smart tourism development has become increasingly perfect, providing a strong support for the development of smart tourism.
According to statistics, so far, 3382 4A and 5A scenic areas have achieved 5G network coverage, accounting for 89% of the total 4A and 5A scenic areas.
Using new information technology, the tourism industry is expected to achieve systematic improvement in smart construction, products, management, services, marketing and other aspects.
For example, to promote the construction of tourism scene, develop more digital experience products, develop immersive interactive experience, virtual display, intelligent navigation and other new tourism services; effectively integrate online and offline resources through the Internet, enhance the systematic and intensive level of tourism resource sharing and effective utilization, and promote the transformation and upgrading of tourism enterprises; Facilities and other dynamic perception, carry out personalized tourism product design and promotion, etc.
At present, the tourism industry is in a critical period of rapid recovery, the development of smart tourism, in line with the new trend of cultural and tourism consumption, will further stimulate the vitality of consumption, and promote the realization of high-quality development of the tourism industry.
It is necessary to grasp the benefits of smart tourism policies, accelerate the construction and upgrade the level of global tourism intelligence, and actively build a "one-stop" smart cultural and tourism public service platform. The system integrates cultural, tourism, creative, and technological elements, and constantly explores new products and new business models such as smart scenic areas, smart hotels, smart exhibitions, and smart cruise ships.
For the traditional tourism industry, seizing the development opportunity of smart tourism and catching the "smart train" as soon as possible, we need to work hard on the concept update, process reengineering, and details optimization, aiming at the specific shortcomings of the traditional tourism industry and the actual needs of tourists, such as difficulty in parking in scenic areas, difficulty in booking, low degree of service refinement, difficulty in privacy protection, etc.
Tourism is a comprehensive industry and an important driving force for economic development.
Develop smart travel, make travel more convenient, make travel smarter, make experience richer, and make life better.
Led by the development of smart tourism, and constantly accelerating the process of tourism facilitation, we will be able to fully release the vitality of the market.
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Big Data technology can track tourist flows, inform sustainable tourism practices, and evaluate their effectiveness through data analytics and machine learning.

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Track the movement of tourists will be a new technology
Text: Elina Trukhanova (Yaroslavl)
Statistical information on tourist flows will be collected and processed using digital technologies Big Data (big data).
So decided in the capital of the "Golden Ring" - Yaroslavl.
This experience can be the beginning of big changes in the tourism industry of Russia.
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The regional tourism department "RG" said that from year to year, the counting of tourist flows was to collect information about people who spent the night in hotels, hostels, guest houses and the like, as well as about tourists in museums.
Therefore, it was always very difficult to determine in reality how many travelers arrive on the territory of the region, because one tourist could spend two days in Uglich, two days to rest in Rostov, and then the same number - in Myshkin.
And his client path was incomprehensible.
The Department of Tourism of the Yaroslavl region and one of the leading Russian mobile operators have signed an agreement that provides for the use of Big Data for tourism statistics.
This will change the situation.
"It has long been obvious to everyone that the tourism industry is primarily an economy, - explains acting director of the department Vladimir Lysenko. - But today we are talking about the effectiveness of management, the question arises about the importance of studying our target audiences, promoting specific territories and events, new tourist products."
The behavior of travelers has changed over the past two years, and the main trends of the industry are now the growth of domestic tourism and the desire to travel independently.
The number of those who prefer to go on vacation in their own car, to rent housing from "privateers" has also increased.
"In the generally accepted statistics provided by airports, train stations and hotels, these tourists do not fall," explains the general director of the company-participant of the agreement Alexei Salva. - Based on big data, it will be possible to analyze where tourists come from, how long they stay in the region, what route they move, how tourist flows change depending on the season.
To understand where it is necessary to build additional hotels, restaurants, cafes or snack bars, where it is necessary to focus on the development of infrastructure for tourists with children, and how to direct tourist flows to interesting, but unpopular places. "
In addition, it was difficult to understand how many guests from other regions arrive, for example, at the famous Yaroslavl festival “Feast on the Volga ”.
Or how many tourists and native Yaroslavl workers in Moscow, brings to Yaroslavl on Friday evening the Moscow train.
Meanwhile, these are completely different categories of travelers, and counting them together means that you are obviously mistaken.
All data operated by the parties to the agreement is impersonal.
And federal legislation when using digital technologies is unconditionally observed.
Read more in the next issue of the “Russian newspaper ”.
Read all the texts of the plot "Recreation and tourism in Russia" here.
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The integration of new technologies into tourism infrastructure can promote sustainable tourism, reduce overtourism's negative impacts, and enhance tourism development.

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The role of digital transformation in tourism development.
Scientific Conference at Sadat University
The activities of the First International Scientific Conference (Sustainable Scientific Research and Digital Transformation: A Future Vision for Tourism, Hospitality and Impacts) concluded yesterday, within the framework of the keenness of the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, University of Sadat City to keep abreast of the global digital transformations and take advantage of the opportunities it offers in enhancing the capabilities and competitive effects of the tourism sector....
The conference shed light on the role of digital transformation in achieving sustainable tourism development, building an accurate information system on the various types of Egyptian tourism, improving the quality of the tourism product, maximizing the use of modern technology in promoting tourism and Egyptian antiquities, and improving the added value of tourism services in Egypt.
In addition, the conference was accompanied by an exhibition of sponsors and collaborators, in which a large number of experts and pioneers in the tourism and hotel sector in Egypt participated to participate through specialized workshops on possible solutions to the challenges of digital transformation in the tourism and hotel sector in Egypt.
The conference was organized under the patronage of Dr. Mohamed Ayman Ashour, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Shaden Maawiya, President of the University of Sadat City, and His Excellency Major General Khaled Fouda, Governor of South Sinai, headed by Dr. Noha Azmi, Dean of the Faculty and Rapporteur of the conference Dr. Amani Refaat.
The scientific sessions of the conference included several sessions, as follows:
Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformation in Tourism
• Sustainability and digital transformation applications in the hospitality industry
Ancient Egyptian Antiquities and Art - Museology - Heritage
• Sustainable tourism applications
Egyptian Civilization through the Ages
• Archaeology and arts of Egypt Greek, Roman, Coptic and Islamic
These sessions included the holding of specialized workshops:
• Digital transformation in tourism and hotel education
• Presidential initiatives and their role in the development of tourism patterns and sustainability
In the end, the organizing committee of the conference announced reaching many recommendations, which support global digital transformations and take advantage of the opportunities it offers in enhancing the competitiveness of the tourism sector, hotels and antiquities, the most important of these recommendations.
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The need to benefit from the technological development in the field of tourism marketing through the adoption of information technology and its applications such as electronic storytelling and integration into the official marketing campaigns of Egypt.
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The state and its official tourism agencies, in cooperation with the specialized ministries, adopt basic trends for the development of Egyptian tourist destinations through the provision of advanced technological infrastructure, the development of the quality of information and communication technology in terms of the speed of information and data exchange and the quality of content.
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Coordination between the Ministries of Tourism and Telecommunications to adopt a set of partnerships in the field of artificial intelligence applications to develop tourism applications in order to highlight Egypt ’ s tourism image around the world.
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Develop modern training matrices to raise the efficiency of workers in the tourism sector in the use of modern technologies in the field of artificial intelligence in order to prepare human cadres capable of dealing with tourism applications to be exploited in advertising and promotion of tourism services.
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Contracting with software companies to design sustainable tourism gaming apps for tourist destinations in Egypt, ensuring increased interaction with those areas virtually, and encouraging future visits.
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The need for tourism and hotel education institutions in Egypt to adopt the development of academic programs and courses in line with the contemporary technological revolution and link the courses with all new technological applications such as artificial intelligence.
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The need for specialized research topics in the field of tourism information technology to be at the top of the priorities of the research plans in the faculties and institutes of tourism.
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The use of AI in the field of cultural heritage such as digital restoration, heritage preservation, reconstruction of archaeological sites, restoration of images, revival of ancient languages, preservation of antiquities in museums, communication of information to people of determination, applications of holograms in museums, drawing of museums, electronic gamification, storytelling.
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Adding e-modules for tourism guidance studies to save time and effort and achieve easy communication.
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The need to develop methods of presentation in various Egyptian museums, especially in new museums such as the Museum of Civilization to satisfy the desires of visitors.
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Taking care of the use of modern technological means in the field of holding Egyptian exhibitions in foreign countries to avoid the mistakes that occurred previously and resulted in damaging the Egyptian antiquities.
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Taking care of the archaeological sites located in the path of the journey of the Holy Family.
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Inclusion of tourism and archaeological sites on the Index and in future plans for sustainable development and digital transformation.
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Encouraging the hotel private sector in Egypt to invest in virtual tourism technologies and electronic applications to enhance Egypt ’ s image abroad.
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The need to spread the culture of sustainability among hotel professionals in Egypt, to raise awareness of the importance of applying sustainability practices in order to reach customer satisfaction.
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Hotels in Egypt embrace green transformational leadership and train managers and leaders to go green.
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Amend employee performance appraisal systems to include some environmental standards to ensure the commitment of employees to implement them and encourage employees to put forward more initiatives and proposals to enhance the ability of hotels in preserving the environment through the adoption of a policy of green rewards and incentives.

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Content: Russians will be able to choose the best tourist route with the help of modern technologies
Choosing a route for rest is a responsible and sometimes difficult matter.
To facilitate the task, some travel companies offer their customers to do this with virtual reality (VR) glasses, rather than paper brochures.
Virtual reality can show what historical objects looked like in the past.
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Virtual reality can show how historical objects looked in the past. / RIA Novosti
“In the world tourism industry, this move is quite common.
We offer, for example, VR tours of the hotel and the territory on the site, so that customers evaluate the future accommodation before booking, ” said Anna Belinskaya, project manager of ATLAS.
“You can use artificial intelligence to automatically process reviews from tourists and fix problem points on the route.
Also for creating virtual reality with the dorisovki pictures of the past or future on objects for a better immersion.
With AR (Augmented Reality).
"RG") and VR technologies can be seen retrospective, for example, what was the building of the Peter and Paul Fortress in 1917, "- adds the development director of the tour operator" ScanTour "Anastasia Trushina.
The state provides support to companies developing IT solutions for tourism
The use of another technology - Big Data - allows you to create a more accurate portrait of the guest, taking into account his travel and budget, the preference for forms of leisure.
And then, step by step, the guest can use the possibility of settling in and paying for biometrics, an electronic digital signature, which can be used to sign an advance report on a business trip, accounting documents.
Or in the mobile application for business travelers, you can take a photo of the receipt or scan the QR code of the receipt, the receipt with expenses, and it will automatically be entered in the advance report on the business trip and sent to the accounting department, Daria Zubritskaya, director of marketing and communications at Raketa, told RG.
Such innovations make it possible to develop business tourism, digitize it and related industries, as well as optimize the activities of companies that send their employees on business trips.
For hotels, the issue of minimizing paper bureaucracy is especially relevant, notes the general director of the hotel and apartment booking service "TVIL".
Therefore, the introduction of QR codes significantly simplifies and optimizes many processes in the hotel business.
QR codes are now placed in every hotel in the most prominent place: at the entrance to the hotel, at the reception, near the elevator, etc.
By clicking on these codes, guests can familiarize themselves with the rules of accommodation, the menu of the room service and other useful information.
"The period of the coronavirus pandemic, the universal lockdown gave rise to the growth of another innovative technology in tourism - contactless settlement and departure of guests from apartments.
To do this, use a locker - this is a small, narrow compartment in which the key to the apartment or house is hidden.
The guest comes, settles in and leaves himself, without meeting with the owner, the administrator or the maid, "- says Alexey Cherepakhin.
Digitalization in the hotel industry is an important part of the global process.
But it is important to remember that in parallel with this, the main request of guests remains to receive positive emotions through a personal attitude, says Alina Nikolaeva, a leading manager for the development of a cloud service business to increase the income of Bnovo hoteliers.
Automation is needed to free up time and resources for staff and guests.
However, you need to remember - different segments of guests fit different options for communication with the hotel.
The generation of zoomers feels more comfortable with digitalization, as it is more introverted in itself, while many representatives of generation X are closer to interacting with a person, ” the expert explained.
The use of technologies in the field of hospitality is, first of all, an image story that helps a hotel or hotel to stand out among competitors, adds Anna Belinskaya.
"The second task is to automate routine tasks: by organizing mobile registration, the hotel frees up the time of reception staff to resolve unusual situations of visitors and engage in work with guests.
Finally, the capabilities of artificial intelligence in data analysis can be used to adapt services to the individual needs of visitors, ” the expert says.
In the approved strategy for the development of tourism until 2035, the development of digital technologies is called an important direction.
And the state provides support to companies developing IT solutions for tourism, draws the attention of Daria Zubritskaya.
“But the consumer himself in the B2C and B2B segments is already so used to digital products, including in the tourism sector, that more and more interesting solutions and finds are required from the developers of such services.
According to expert estimates, the volume of the global technology market in the tourism industry will reach $12.5 billion by 2026, growing by an average of 6.8 percent per year since 2020, ” says Daria Zubritskaya.
This gives grounds to say that investments in travel technologies will be in demand and such IT products, services will be in significant demand with proper marketing and promotion to the market.

The development of smart tourism, supported by the state and driven by digital technologies, is expected to reach a global market value of $12.5 billion by 2026.

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Content: Get teleported to dream destinations with Proxgy, a VR-powered travel app!

Proxgy, a new travel app, says you should be fastening the straps of a smart helmet that has a 360-degree rotatable camera mounted on top to travel virtually

Manju Latha Kalanidhi Published :  19th December 2021 06:05 PM   |   Published :   |  19th December 2021 06:05 PM

Fastening the typical kursi ki peti in the aircraft is so 2020. Proxgy, a new travel app, says you should be fastening the straps of a smart helmet that has a 360-degree rotatable camera mounted on top to travel virtually. After you decide you will be teleporting yourself to Bali islands, the app searches for Proxgies logged in for that region.

Once Proxgy accepts a user’s booking, they are linked in an instantaneous ride-hailing manner to his or her Proxgy via two-way audio, one-way video. The user can then see and listen live to what their Proxgy is seeing and hearing in the place of Proxgy’s service, while they sit at home and ask their Proxgy to perform the tasks of his/her choosing via audio commands relayed to the Proxgy through the service app.

“You won’t be able to feel the waves on your feet, but you can think of the experience as roaming the real world in the metaverse through your human avatar,” says Pulkit Ahuja, founder and CEO at Proxgy, a visual commerce platform that enables virtual travel with an immersive experience.

The camera access is controlled by the user via a multidirectional joystick control within the Proxgy user app, giving users a real-time immersive experience of the Proxgy’s surroundings. This enables immersiveness in a real-time human-assisted manner.

Headquartered in Gurugram and founded in 2020, Proxgy’s uses Live Assisted Commerce providing Everywhere as a Service (EaaSe). The app also lets users shop, travel, recce, research, visit real estate and virtually teleport themselves to any place of their choice at a moment’s notice.

Proxgy was launched last year during the Covid lockdown and has since then served more than one lakh users with an average engagement time of over 15 minutes across various verticals, including shopping, errands and inquiries, Ahuja says. The virtual travel experience of shops, showrooms, and other business locations where the business owner acts as a Proxgy is free for users.

The app has been working with event and location managers/owners as well to enable visits to their places. “In August 2021, we made Virtual Live Visits to an electric vehicle expo in New Delhi. We are in the process of enabling the same for a couple of international Smart Cities,” adds Ahuja.

A lot of such experiences could become a possibility in 2022.

How Proxgy works:

1) Proxgy works on a deep tech concept called 'Live Assisted Commerce providing Everywhere as a Service'

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Integrating blockchain, IoT, and virtual reality into tourism infrastructure can mitigate overtourism, enhance tourist experiences, and preserve cultural heritage.

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Content: Tourism expert predicts sustainable travel growth by 2023
Sustainability at the forefront of the UAE ’ s economic agenda
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Tourism expert and assistant professor at the Edinburgh Business School at Heriot-Watt University in Dubai, Dr. Sean Lochry, predicted that travelers ’ focus will shift towards sustainable, carbon-free travel to make sustainable travel choices.
He told Al Bayan that sustainability is at the forefront of the economic agenda in the country, as the UAE hosts the 28th Climate Conference in 2023, which will undoubtedly reflect on the tourism sector, and given the growing awareness about the concept of sustainable tourism, it needs to find ways to maintain and proactively grow renewable travel. At least 2% for carbon-free flights.
To develop sustainable tourism opportunities, companies need to focus on capacity building, while increasing knowledge about sustainable practices, he said, noting that UNWTO is providing training to more than 30 hotels in Egypt, preparing them to adopt sustainable practices to reduce carbon emissions.
Metaphors Technology
On the other hand, Luchri predicted the growth of virtual tourism based on the technology of metaphors with the ability to overcome physical limitations and provide an enhanced experience for travelers across various aspects of travel and tourism, noting that Disney recently patented a theme park based on metaphors, and Emirates also announced that it will organize exciting experiences in metaphors for its customers and employees.
The growth of digitalization in the sector, including blockchain, IoT, virtual reality and artificial intelligence, will drive growth in the sector, while remote tourism, virtual experiences, NFT travel and sustainable tourism will remain the key pillars in 2023, he said, predicting that technology-based trends will continue to grow and thrive.
He explained that 2022 is the year of recovery of the travel and tourism sector, after two difficult years due to the Corona pandemic, and the rate of travel is expected to rise in the coming years, according to the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), that the GDP of the sector is expected to reach 9.6 trillion US dollars in 2023.
Important Engine
He pointed out that tourism is an important engine of economic growth for countries, so the development of this sector is among the top priorities of governments globally, as according to the official portal of the UAE government, the total contribution of the travel and tourism sector to the GDP of the UAE is estimated to be US $72 billion, equivalent to 12.4% of GDP in 2027.
Consequently, the government is implementing several initiatives to harness the potential of the sector, and making significant investments, to ensure sustainable economic growth.
The recently announced UAE Tourism Strategy 2031 confirms the UAE government ’ s vision to strengthen the country ’ s position as one of the world ’ s top tourist destinations.
With an annual increase of AED 27 billion, the government also aims to attract new investment of AED 100 billion in the tourism sector.
Globally, tourism provides 10% of jobs worldwide.
According to the WTTC, tourism jobs will reach pre-epidemic levels, and are expected to recover to 324 million in 2023.
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The COVID-19 epidemic has severely impacted the global tourism industry, but emerging technologies like virtual reality and digital tourism can help mitigate costs and protect fragile attractions.

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Content: People 's Network > > International
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Chuang Xueya
April 11, 2022 05: 33 | Source: People's Daily - People's Daily
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Put on a virtual reality helmet, dive into the Great Barrier Reef in an instant, see the clear and calm ocean currents of the Pacific Ocean, colorful fish passing by; click the mouse, and stay on the European continent, stroll the garden path of Versailles in spring, or enjoy a live concert at the Digital Concert Hall of the Berlin Philharmonic.
After the outbreak of the new coronavirus epidemic, offline experience activities such as tourism, viewing and exhibitions have almost been suspended, and the global tourism industry has suffered a heavy blow.
Under the change, the new trend of tourism is gradually emerging: technology is intervening with unprecedented momentum, and digital tourism incorporating VR (virtual reality), AR (augmented reality), MR (mixed reality) and other technologies has not only “cured ” the tourist enthusiasts trapped at home, but also opened a window for the tourism industry.
Admittedly, there are shortcomings in tourism under the "blessing" of digital technology: this is the subject of absent travel and cropped scenery.
We can see the world with the eyes of others, but what we miss is the touch of warm water flowing over the back of our feet, the smile of strangers in front of the same artwork, the moment of satisfaction at the entrance of food … No matter how fast technology develops, travel has its irreplaceable meaning: a brief farewell to daily life, to see mountains and water in strange scenes, to see others and to see themselves.
But when we look far away, another picture of tourism is slowly unfolding.
With digital technology, visitors can reach places that ordinary people can ’ t: swimming with humpback whales in Antarctica, standing in the crater to look at the magnificent scenery, looking at Angel Falls at the top of the sky one second, and swimming down the water the next — 4K displays, Dolby Panorama technology for an immersive audiovisual experience that has never been so far away.
Digital tourism has great potential to drive “accessibility. ”
In recent years, some enterprises that provide virtual tourism services have released surveys showing that online tourism is widely welcomed by the elderly, and "silver-haired" has even become a new growth point of the company's business.
Whether it is because of the high cost of travel, or because of the elderly, disabled and other inconvenient travel, digital tourism can make up for the lack of physical presence.
Digital tourism is also ecologically friendly.
Digital tourism provides a win-win solution for ecologically fragile tourist attractions or cultural heritage that needs to be protected.
The "Digital Dunhuang" project carries out comprehensive digital collection, processing and storage of Dunhuang Grottoes and related cultural relics, allowing cultural enthusiasts to visit the caves at any time and browse the huge murals in high-definition resolution.
Museums, theaters, concert halls and botanical gardens around the world have developed digital projects to turn the world into a “school without walls. ”
Digital tourism in the post-epidemic era will no longer be a “stopgap measure ”, but will become an important factor in reshaping tourism, complementing online and offline, and enriching the connotation of tourism.
People 's Daily (April 11, 2022, 18 pages)
(Editor: Yang Guangyu, Hu Yongqiu)
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