The Eurecat technology centre together with several businesses in the tourism value chain is engaged in seven digitalisation and technology development projects in the tourism industry with a total budget coming to over €2.5 million as part of the Last Mile call for proposals from the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism. In these [...]
Fostering a new holiday model to increase time spent at the destination and sponsoring technological solutions and management models to mitigate the impact of tourist activity on the environment are just two of the key points made today in Barcelona by the experts taking part in the TurisTIC Forum, the congress on innovation and [...]
The European RESETTING project, coordinated by the Eurecat technology centre, has rolled out the digital and ecological transformation of 60 small and medium-sized European tourism enterprises, 14 of them in Tarragona, and they have received over half a million euros in grants to enhance their resilience and sustainability by integrating innovative technologies. The project’s [...]
The eBook “The Tourism Industry Facing the Challenge of AI” brought out by the Tourism Technology Centres group, of which Eurecat is a member, in conjunction with Thinktur unpacks trends in the use and application of artificial intelligence and explores this technology’s impact on tourism. In the eBook, the Eurecat technology centre presents the features of [...]
At the Tourism Innovation Summit (TIS), which is being held this week in Seville, the Eurecat technology centre has set out how to harness artificial intelligence technologies in tourist destination management to transform their mobility, sustainability and competitiveness along with implementing personalisation and accessibility strategies to enhance the user experience. At the congress, Eurecat is [...]
The capacity of artificial intelligence to mitigate the impact of tourism and foster sustainable practices has been showcased today at the TurisTIC Forum organised by the Eurecat technology centre. Leading experts noted how AI technologies contribute to the sector’s efficiency and effectiveness while they are also the driving force which will enable the new [...]
The Eurecat technology centre has become an institutional member of the Smart Tourist Destinations Network to support and bring its knowledge and technological and digital capabilities to tourism innovation to make it more competitive and sustainable. Drawing on over 20 years of experience, Eurecat powers the innovation and sustainability of businesses and destinations in the tourism [...]
The Eurecat technology centre is taking part in the Ebre Bioterritori Territorial Specialisation and Competitiveness Project (PECT), coordinated by el Baix Ebre County Council and 50% financed by the European Regional Development Fund, with the goal of promoting innovative and sustainable business models in les Terres de l’Ebre. Specifically, Eurecat is heading the Living [...]
The Internet’s evolution towards the metaverse unlocks new challenges and opportunities for tourism businesses and destinations to put in place strategies for crafting services and products which enhance the quality of the tourism experience along with new content which impacts users and communities in virtual spaces that add to the reciprocity between the physical [...]
Today, Forum TurisTIC highlighted the sector’s ability to generate value by making the most of digitalisation and stressed that the acceleration of transformation that this entails, from the perspective of tourists, companies and destinations, becomes key for moving forward towards the new post-pandemic tourism, on a horizon where it is anticipated that the digital economy [...]
