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

1. TECHNOLOGY AND INOVATION SERVICES FOR TOURISM AND LEISURE EUREKA SECRETARIAT, BRUSSELS MAY 22ND 2014 1st EUREKATOURISM+ Workshop: "Best Practices in Travel & Tourism Innovation"

2. Mission - Vision - Services 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… MISSION VISION • more competitiveness for the tourism industry • more sustainability of the tourism industry • Increasing capacity in R+D and innovation of the tourism industry • encouragement collaboration of research groups and companies • promotion of internationalization of the industry • enhanced quality standards for the tourism industry « BY MEANS OF A COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH MODEL » • R&D and Innovation projects • Resolution of technical Problems • Advanced Technology Services • Professional training and technology transfer • New Business Initiatives and Ventures SERVICES

3. Example I of technology and innovation services 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 SOSTUR

4. 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

5. Example III of technology and innovation services 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. OTEST

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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 • 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 HOTEL TECHNOLOGY COMPETITIVENESS

9. For more information please contact: FUNDACION TECNOTUR TECHNOLOGY CENTER FOR TOURISM, LEISURE AND QUALITY OF LIFE Loma de Sancti Petri 11139 Chiclana de la Frontera (Cádiz) Spain www.tecnotur.es Phone 956 492 262 Fax +34 956 498 009 info@tecnotur.es