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From October 23 to 25, TIS – Tourism Innovation Summit will present cases of application of new technologies in tourism businesses and destinations
TIS – Tourism Innovation Summit 2024 (TIS2024) will come to Seville from October 23 to 25 with an edition starring all those technologies that are transforming the tourism sector and that are helping to address very relevant challenges such as understanding the new traveler, sustainability or digitization.
For three days, experts and tourism leaders will take the stage at the Tourism Innovation Global Summit to analyze how the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Big Data is revolutionizing the way tourists plan, experience and enjoy their trips. These technologies allow companies in the sector to offer more personalized, efficient and satisfactory services thanks to the analysis of large amounts of data based on new consumer preferences.
This is the case of Bruno Hallé, partner and co-director of the hotel division of Cushman & Wakefield, who will present the latest trends in this field. The International Federation for IT & Travel & Tourism (IFITT) will also present practical cases of the application of AI in the tourism sector, as well as cases of use in public administrations with representatives of the Department of Tourism of the Valencian Community. Dolores Ordóñez, vice-president of Gaia-X and General Manager at AnySolution, will analyze the European Tourism Data Space initiative as one of the keys to boosting growth in the sector.
Extended Reality (XR) technologies, which brings together augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR), will also have a presence at the TIS2024 congress, where she will discuss how these technologies are revolutionizing the way tourism destinations promote themselves. These immersive technologies offer new ways to attract and capture the attention of potential visitors, providing interactive and enriching experiences that go beyond traditional marketing tools.
For their part, CIOs from hotel groups such as AR Hotels, Meliá, Palladium and Barceló will discuss Mobile-First strategies and how to leverage the integration of mobile technologies to improve guest engagement in the hotel sector. Likewise, hotel executives from NH Hotel Group and Radisson will share how to maximize revenue and profitability by leveraging data analytics, demand forecasting and dynamic pricing algorithms.
The use of green technologies to boost sustainability in the tourism sector will also be discussed in TIS2024 by members of the International Hotel Managers’ Circle (IHMC) from groups such as SIX Senses, RIU and Grupo Piñero.
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