Case Studies in Technological Innovation

Chris Cooper (), Eduardo Fayos-Solà (), Jafar Jafari (), Claudia Lisboa (), Cipriano Marín (), Yolanda Perdomo () and Zoritsa Urosevic ()
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Chris Cooper: Leeds Beckett University
Eduardo Fayos-Solà: Ulysses Foundation
Jafar Jafari: University of Wsiconsin–Stout
Claudia Lisboa: UN World Tourism Organization
Cipriano Marín: UNESCO Centre in the Canary Islands
Yolanda Perdomo: UN World Tourism Organization
Zoritsa Urosevic: UN World Tourism Organization

Chapter Chapter 6 in The Future of Tourism, 2019, pp 111-127 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Technological innovation is key to the future of tourism, whether through astrotourism, virtual reality or cutting edge new technologies to reduce energy consumption in the tourism sector. This chapter deals with two sets of case studies: Firstly, astrotourism is examined in detail showcasing this type of future-focus in detail and examining the implications for products and governance. Secondly, the hotel sector is one of the tourism industry’s largest drivers of employment and economic revenue but at the same time it is one of the most energy-intensive. In fact, hotels and other types of accommodation account for 2% of the 5% global CO2 emitted by the tourism sector. The second set of case studies examines two such examples—the ‘Nearly Zero Energy Hotels’ project and the ‘Hotel Energy Solutions’ project ( http://hotelenergysolutions.net /).

Keywords: Case study; Innovation; Astrotourism; Energy consumption (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-89941-1_6

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