Modern world faces a case when the number of technology and startups significantly exceeds the demands of tourists. Sometimes it’s as if a lot of new technologies are made not for tourists but for sponsorship and profit.
It would be fine if these technologies did not take resources of museums and destinations which could be spent on more relevant requests of travelers.
What do we think a tourist needs first?
Based on our experience we made the list of things museums and destinations should provide first:
1. Internet access
Cheap and fast mobile Internet
Free Wi Fi
2. Storytelling of sights in different languages
i.e. free platform izi.TRAVEL
Downloadable museum audioguides in different languages
Sightseeing automatic GPS audio tours
3. Accessible information on routes and timetable of public transport
Public transport applications
Buying online tickets
4. Buying online tickets to events and museums
5. Availability and informal answers on Tripadvisor, Google Maps etc.
Often stakeholders disregard such traffic sources and answer formal.
Of course, stakeholders have to do a lot of things themselves but often there is a lack of knowledge and skills. Meanwhile a tourist’s impression is made of business destinations and we should not forget that.
Consequently tourism departments should help businesses to learn these technologies by providing study activities. Our mission is to provide study activities, online consultations and webinars.
What is your opinion on “What tourists need in destinations?
It would be fine if these technologies did not take resources of museums and destinations which could be spent on more relevant requests of travelers.
What do we think a tourist needs first?
Based on our experience we made the list of things museums and destinations should provide first:
1. Internet access
Cheap and fast mobile Internet
Free Wi Fi
2. Storytelling of sights in different languages
i.e. free platform izi.TRAVEL
Downloadable museum audioguides in different languages
Sightseeing automatic GPS audio tours
3. Accessible information on routes and timetable of public transport
Public transport applications
Buying online tickets
4. Buying online tickets to events and museums
5. Availability and informal answers on Tripadvisor, Google Maps etc.
Often stakeholders disregard such traffic sources and answer formal.
Of course, stakeholders have to do a lot of things themselves but often there is a lack of knowledge and skills. Meanwhile a tourist’s impression is made of business destinations and we should not forget that.
Consequently tourism departments should help businesses to learn these technologies by providing study activities. Our mission is to provide study activities, online consultations and webinars.
What is your opinion on “What tourists need in destinations?
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