TY - JOUR
T1 - Introduction
T2 - smart tourism: what developments and issues are important to the Baltic States?
AU - Garanti, Zanete
AU - Zvaigzne, Anda
AU - Berjozkina, Galina
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, Emerald Publishing Limited.
PY - 2023/10/12
Y1 - 2023/10/12
N2 - Purpose: Provides an overview of the article collection in this theme issue that explores the concept of “smart tourism” and in particular, developments and issues that are important for the Baltic States. Design/methodology/approach: The article applies a thematic approach to exploring the factors affecting the development of smart tourism, as well as the challenges and opportunities facing the Baltic region. Overall, the collection reviews the literature, provides an analysis of data and a survey of experts, including tourism service providers. This combines with the practical solutions given in the articles. Findings: The findings and conclusions of this theme issue focus on the factors affecting the development of smart tourism and smart villages, digitalization and innovation opportunities in the Baltic regions, and it provides an insight on the current situation in the smart tourism industry, the possibilities for using digital technologies, and the practical applications. Originality/value: This theme issue explores the factors influencing and challenges facing smart tourism in the Baltic region, given that all the stakeholders actively want more sustainable and balanced tourism, as well as opportunities to develop innovative, technologically advanced solutions to the development of smart tourism.
AB - Purpose: Provides an overview of the article collection in this theme issue that explores the concept of “smart tourism” and in particular, developments and issues that are important for the Baltic States. Design/methodology/approach: The article applies a thematic approach to exploring the factors affecting the development of smart tourism, as well as the challenges and opportunities facing the Baltic region. Overall, the collection reviews the literature, provides an analysis of data and a survey of experts, including tourism service providers. This combines with the practical solutions given in the articles. Findings: The findings and conclusions of this theme issue focus on the factors affecting the development of smart tourism and smart villages, digitalization and innovation opportunities in the Baltic regions, and it provides an insight on the current situation in the smart tourism industry, the possibilities for using digital technologies, and the practical applications. Originality/value: This theme issue explores the factors influencing and challenges facing smart tourism in the Baltic region, given that all the stakeholders actively want more sustainable and balanced tourism, as well as opportunities to develop innovative, technologically advanced solutions to the development of smart tourism.
KW - Baltic regions
KW - Communication technologies
KW - Digitalization
KW - Innovations
KW - Kinds of tourism
KW - Smart tourism
KW - Tourism product
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U2 - 10.1108/WHATT-06-2023-0071
DO - 10.1108/WHATT-06-2023-0071
M3 - Editorial
AN - SCOPUS:85164180056
SN - 1755-4217
VL - 15
SP - 463
EP - 467
JO - Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes
JF - Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes
IS - 5
ER -