1st EUREKATOURISM+ Workshop: "Best Practices in Travel & Tourism Innovation"

TECHNOLOGY AND INOVATION SERVICES

FOR TOURISM AND LEISURE

EUREKA SECRETARIAT, BRUSSELS MAY 22ND 2014

Technological contribution for progress and upholding of a leading European tourism industry, by generation and management of technologies that improve its environmental, economic and social sustainability.

Be a leading European provider in technological services and solutions in order to promote a more dynamic, competitive and sustainable tourism industry and…

« BY MEANS OF A COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH MODEL »

more competitiveness for the tourism industry more sustainability of the tourism industry Increasing capacity in R+D and innovation of the tourism

industry

R&D and Innovation projects

Resolution of technical Problems

Advanced Technology Services

encouragement collaboration of research groups and companies

promotion of internationalization of the industry enhanced quality standards for the tourism industry

Mission - Vision - Services

MISSION

VISION

SERVICES Professional training and technology transfer

New Business Initiatives and Ventures

Management of sustainable destinations

Management tool for strategic

decision making within tourism

destinations

Based on dynamic simulation:

allows to simulate destination behavior

according to different strategies

Construction of custom models for

sustainable tourist destinations

Example I of technology and innovation services

SOSTUR

Example II of technology and innovation services II

Innovation management for tourism companies

Tool for innovation management within tourism companies, based on learningcapacities of the employees

Potentiates the role of the individualtowards innovation

Evaluation of the human resources depending on their individual target profile or innovation role

GESTINTUR

Resultados

generaciónde Ideas

generaciónde Ideas selección selección

ejecución de proyectos óactividades

ejecución de proyectos óactividades

PROCESO DE INNOVACIÓNPROCESO DE INNOVACIÓN

Technological observatory for sustainability

Design, development and implementation of a system that watches over the sustainability in destination in order to guarantee

• Increased touristic attractiveness

• Positive impact on the local population

• Sustainable consumption of the touristic resources

The system recompiles, elaborates and evaluates information about the sustainability of the destinatino (situation, tendencies, scenarios) and makes it available to its managers.

Example III of technology and innovation services

OTEST

Example IV of technology and innovation services

Beach monitoring

Automatic information on the level of occupation in different areas of a beach

Combinable with additional information on:

• Accesibility

• Services and equipment

• Extention and profile

• Waste management

• Security

• Health features of the water quality

• Presence of algae, discharges

• Climate, temperature, waves, currents

BEACHMONITOR

Ocupación Playa:

Zona A: 45%

Zona B: 88%

Zona C: 19%

Beach-MonitorTemp: 28º

UVA: 3

Oleaje: 0,9

Periodo: 12

Dirección: 320

Algas: -

Vertidos: -

Corrientes: 1 Alertas: -

Example V of technology and innovation services

Tourist signage for the visually impaired

A touristic signage system followingthe indications for accessible tourismfor all.

Traces your route up to destination

Benefits

• Light-weight and low consumption

• Easy maintanance

• No visual sightline requiered

• Accurate information and at hand

SISTHO

R&D Project: THOFU – Technologies for the hotel of the future

Multidisciplinary and collaborative research and development

project on technologies for the hotel of the future Scheduled 2010-2013

INNOVATION

HOTEL

TECHNOLOGY

COMPETITIVENESS

Challenges & major results:

Identification of tourism demand tendencies Identification of applicable technologies to the innovation needs Development of innovative gap technology Improved technologies – patents New or adapted products & services Detailed outputs shortly at www.thofu.es

FUNDACION TECNOTURTECHNOLOGY CENTER FOR TOURISM, LEISURE AND QUALITY OF LIFELoma de Sancti Petri11139 Chiclana de la Frontera (Cádiz)Spain

www.tecnotur.es

Phone 956 492 262Fax +34 956 498 009info@tecnotur.es

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