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Webinar | PATA Youth Webinar: The role of Smart Tourism & Smart Cities in Recovery and Development

  • Time Zone: GMT+7, ICT (map)

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 maximises 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 maximise 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?

Speakers

Professor Dimitrios Buhalis, Deputy Director of the International Centre for Tourism and Hospitality Research, Bournemouth University Business School

Professor Dimitrios Buhalis is a Strategic Management and Marketing expert with specialisation in Information Communication Technology applications in the Tourism, Travel, Hospitality and Leisure industries. He is Director of the eTourism Lab and Deputy Director of the International Centre for Tourism and Hospitality Research, at Bournemouth University Business School in England. Read more

Mario Hardy, CEO, the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA)

Dr. Hardy was appointed CEO of PATA in November 2014 and is also the past Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the PATA Foundation, a nonprofit organisation with a focus on the protection of the environment, the conservation of culture and heritage, and support for education. He has 30 years of experience in specialised aviation businesses focusing on data analytics and technology, coupled with several corporate leadership capacities. Read more

Host & Moderator

Giang Linh Hoang, Youth Associate, the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA)

Giang Linh Hoang was the Founder & Former President of RMIT Tourism and Hospitality Management Club - Hanoi (2019-2020). She is in her last year studying Bachelor of Tourism and Hospitality Management in RMIT University Vietnam, minor in Human Resources Management. Read more

Co-Hosts

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Higher Colleges of Technology

The Hong kong Polytechnic University

Lombok Tourism Polytechnic

The Open University of Hong Kong

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PATA India Christ University Student Chapter

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PATA Singapore Temasek Polytechnic Student Chapter

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University of Girona

 
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