EXPLORING THE CONCEPT OF SMART TOURIST DESTINATION

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33776/et.v6i2.2913

Keywords:

Smart Tourist Destinations, Innovation, Sustainability, Information and Communication Technologies, Complexity Theory

Abstract

The results of an exploratory research on the concept of Smart Tourist Destination (STD) are presented. It has been carried out using two panels of experts, trying to contribute to the definition of its still fuzzy profile, with a fragmented and very limited scientific literature.

In addition to the corresponding literature review, within which a particular emphasis has been made in the approach provided by the complexity theory, the content of this paper covers a number of features of a STD: key aspects; definition; dimensions; functions of the management entity; areas of activity or services to provide; technologies...

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Author Biography

Alfonso Vargas-Sánchez, University of Huelva (Spain)
Full professor of strategic management at the Spanish University of Huelva. Head of its research group on “Innovation and Development Strategies in Tourist Firms” (GEIDETUR).

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Published
2016-12-12
How to Cite
Vargas-Sánchez, A. (2016). EXPLORING THE CONCEPT OF SMART TOURIST DESTINATION. ENLIGHTENING TOURISM. A PATHMAKING JOURNAL, 6(2), 178-196. https://doi.org/10.33776/et.v6i2.2913
Issue
Vol. 6 No. 2 (2016): July-December
Section
RESEARCH PAPERS
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