1. Sustainable tourism is the concept of visiting a place as a tourist and trying to make only a positive impact on the environment, society and economy.
1.1. A key aspect is the respect for the people who call the location home, the culture and customs of the area, and the socio-economic system.
2. 4 Top Smart Tourism Startups Impacting Smart Cities are:
2.1. Masabi – Smart Ticketing
2.1.1. Their platform integrates many tourism-related services into a single application, introduces account-based ticketing, eliminates the need for queues, offers all options for payment and provides integrated ticket validation solutions.
2.1.2. Bismart – Smart Information Kiosks
2.1.2.1. Indian startup FlippARGo focuses on creating AR experiences for tourists around the world with the aim of promoting various arts and crafts conferences, museums, and other places within India and abroad.
2.1.2.2. The USA-based startup Quantela specializes in smart city solutions with the use of IoT and AI. They develop crowd management solutions.
2.1.2.3. Spanish company Bismart offers business intelligence and Big Data solutions. Among other services, they develop smart city bots for both tourists and residents.
2.2. Quantela – Crowd Management Solutions
2.3. FlippARGo – Augmented Reality Experiences
3. The sustainable tourism covers all forms and activities in the hospitality industry.
3.1. Including:
3.1.1. cultural tourism
3.1.2. business tourism
3.1.3. rural tourism
3.1.4. cruise tourism
3.1.5. religious tourism
3.1.6. sports tourism
3.1.7. urban tourism
4. Sustainable tourism is defined as the development of all forms of tourism:
4.1. Tourism management
4.1.1. That respect the natural, social and economic integrity of the environment
4.1.1.1. Ensuring the exploitation of natural and cultural resources and future generations.