The Erasmus Mundus European Master in Tourism Management - Faculty of Tourim (UdG) collaborate at the PATA Youth Weibar: The Role of Tourism & Smart Cities in Recovery and Development. 

Date: Thursday 18th February at 11am. 

Zoom: https://bit.ly/2O0FzWk

What exactly is Smart Tourism? What does the future of smart cities look like? ‘Smartness’ here refers to how technology has made everything more interconnected, and this, in turn, produces innovative services and products that maximize value for everyone involved. Has the global pandemic accelerated the development of Smart Tourism and increased the importance of Smart Cities? Untangle the complexity of this subject with 2 expert guest speakers who represent academia and the industry respectively – Professor Dimitrios Buhalis from Bournemouth University and Dr. Mario Hardy, PATA CEO.

Learning highlights:
-What is Smart Tourism? How can we leverage -Smart Tourism to increase competitiveness and maximize the benefits?
-What can we expect from Smart Cities and new, cutting-edge technological developments?
-What are some obstacles to achieving Smart Tourism and smart cities? What are the Strategies to overcome these obstacles?

Our co-host :
-Higher Colleges of Technology
-The Hongkong Polytechnic University
-Lombok Tourism Polytechnic
-The Open University of Hongkong
-PATA India Christ University Student Chapter
-PATA Singapore Temasek Polytechnic Student Chapter
-Universitat de Girona