ABSTRACT

The pandemic has accelerated the digital transformation in tourism and there has been a surge in new, innovative digital initiatives to help tourism businesses. This book provides a comprehensive treatment of the nature of tourism, events and practices in the digital context.

The book looks at how technology has transformed tourism in destination branding, marketing, content marketing, sustainable tourism development and tourism events. It examines the impact of digital transformation on emotions, experiences, information technology tools and marketing techniques.

The book will be a useful reference to those researching on tourism, culture, hospitality and marketing and as well as destination planners, managers of tourism destination marketing organizations, regulators, standards and certification bodies, local tourism board authorities and policy makers.

chapter |5 pages

Introduction

part I|16 pages

Conceptual Discussions

chapter 1|14 pages

Digital Innovation in Tourism Events

Theoretical Underpinnings and Conceptual Discussions

part II|94 pages

Cases from Asia

chapter 2|12 pages

Events at Nature-based Destinations of Bangladesh

Use of Information and Communication Technology in Marketing

chapter 4|11 pages

Goddess in Digital Space

A Study on Dynamics of Digitalization in Autumn Festival of India

chapter 5|12 pages

Kaamatan Goes Virtual

Utilizing Social Media in Promoting Tourism Event

chapter 6|13 pages

Impact of Online and Social Media Platforms in Organizing the Events

A Case Study on Coke Fest and Pakistan Super League

chapter 7|11 pages

Technology Application in Tourism Events

Reflections on a Case Study of a Local Food Festival in Thailand

part III|15 pages

Technology Application in Tourism Events

part IV|36 pages

Cases from Europe

chapter 11|11 pages

Technological Innovations in Event Sport Tourism

Case Study of the 2021 Sabre World Cup in Budapest in Hungary

chapter 12|4 pages

Technology and Events

The Case of Note di Fuoco Festival in Calabria in South Italy

chapter 14|8 pages

Reimagining Tourism Events

Spain's Preparation for the Return of a Healthier Breed of Tourists

part V|15 pages

Cases from North America

chapter 15|13 pages

Surviving the COVID-19 Pandemic

How Technology is Getting the Tourism Industry Back on Its Feet in the USA

part VI|25 pages

Cases from South America

chapter 16|11 pages

Technology in Tourist Events

A Study of Rock in Rio Brazil from the Perspective of Its Stakeholders

chapter 17|12 pages

The Sacred in Cyberspace

The Taper of Our Lady of Nazareth Religious Event and Technology Application in the (Re)Construction of Territorial and Touristic Identities in Belém do Pará, Brazil

part VII|17 pages

Future Research Directions