E-BOOK SMART TOURISM

Section 1: Sustainability
Chapter 1 Rural tourism & Sustainability: the Agritourism perspective
Chapter 2 Start-ups: new financial instruments for tourism
Chapter 3 IsCivic Crowdfunding suitable for funding an Ecomuseum?
Chapter 4 Public and private environmental strategies and commitment in SMHEs: the case of the Province of Trento
Chapter 5 Assessing strategic solutions to exploring food management within smart tourism. The case of Mashhad city
Chapter 6 P2P Hospitality and Tourism Resilience. The Case of Milan, Italy
Chapter 7 Life Cycle Thinking for sustainable tourism in online booking Platforms
Chapter 8 Green innovation opportunities for sustainable tourism: a literature review
Chapter 9 Albergo Diffuso and Tourists Perception: a new model of hospitality oriented to the revitalization of cultural heritage
Chapter 10 Apromising practice to enhance the distribution channel of living industry tourism in the EU: a proof of concept
Chapter 11 The European Ecolabel in the hospitality sector: an opportunity or a barrier? A first investigation


Section 2: Measurability
Chapter 12 The efficiency of the continental European transportation cruise ship companies. A slack based DEA application
Chapter 13 Going concern accuracy of audit opinion in the “leisure and tourism” industry: Italian evidence
Chapter 14 The accounting of cultural heritage assets of Italian Universities’ Museums: groking the third mission
Chapter 15 Italian SPAs and healthcare tourism. A multidisciplinary tool to foster attractiveness of high-specialized services
Chapter 16 The Development of Low-Cost Air Transport: Performance, Value-Creation and Employment of Air Management Companies


Section 3: Awareness
Chapter 17 The ethical tourism opportunities: the halal tourism
Chapter 18 Ecotourism development in the central part of Vayots Dzor (Armenia): A Diagnostic research for local community empowerment
Chapter 19 Behind and Beyond the Coffee Cup: How to Develop Tourism in Developing Countries
Chapter 20 Heritage and cultural identity as drivers to enhance tourism demand: the case of Southeastern Sicily
Chapter 21 Events and territorial tourism attractiveness: the “Etna Comics” experience
Chapter 22 Experience Economy as a Framework for Food Tourism: Results of a Review and Synthesis


Section 4: Recognition
Chapter 23 Defining the Food Truck Phenomenon in Italy: A Feasible Explanation
Chapter 24 The Regulation of the Sharing Accommodation under the European Legal Framework: An Impact Analysis
Chapter 25 The potential benefits of an ecomuseum for cycle tourism: Social, economic and environmental effects


Section 5: Technology
Chapter 26 Digital participatory tools for territorial promotion: the #iziTRAVELSicilia case study
Chapter 27 Crowdsourcing to co-create value in the smart tourism sector
Chapter 28 Unlocking museum digital innovation. Are 4.0 Torino museums?
Chapter 29 Business Network for the development of local tourism system: the preliminary result for an Italian case study
Chapter 30 Digital Workflows for Cultural Tourism
Chapter 31 From film induced tourism to tourist video experience: audiovisual storytelling as strategic resource
Chapter 32 Technology in value co-creation experiences: how ICTs shape customer activities before, during and after delivery in smart tourism systems
Chapter 33 The Competitivity of the Tourist and Cultural Offer in Europe
Chapter 34 Tourism and local development in small-sized areas. An empirical analysis of Langhe, Roero and Monferrato Wine District

A smart tourism approach aims at enhancing tourism development through tailored ICT-driven innovation that empowers tourism entrepreneurs and the tourism sector overall. In other words, the smart use of technology for sustainable and shared supply chain as well as the digital layout for tourism destinations are the mainstreams of new business models. In such a way, the tourism destination management may be improved by increasing transparency, demand without intermediation and enabling local governments to make better informed decisions. Within this context, a research question occurs: Which is the strategic attitude allowing the enhancement and development of the tourism sector? Being SMART is certainly one response. Indeed, the higher level of smartness in the tourism sectorshould be achieved by the linkage between the following fundamental key features: Sustainability, Measurability, Awareness, Recognition, Technology.Therefore, this book aims at developing conceptual, empirical, experimental researches and case studies around managerial tools and strategies for improving and re-shaping business models within the field of tourism destination management. The five issues mentioned above are fundamental to achieve an effective and integrated management of tourism strategies.