Tourism and ICTs: Advances in Data Science, Artificial Intelligence and Sustainability

This open-access book presents the best research papers from the XIV International Congress on Tourism and Information and Communications Technologies (TURITEC2023), held in Málaga, Spain from 19 to 20 October 2023. The book explores the profound impact of COVID-19 on the tourism industry and the increasing importance of digitalization and Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) as key drivers for the industry's recovery, alongside sustainability. This curated collection of research papers offers conceptualizations, methodologies, analyses, and empirical case studies that illuminate the path to a resilient and sustainable future for tourism.

Antonio Guevara Plaza is Dean of the Faculty of Tourism at the University of Málaga, Spain, and Professor at the Computer Sciences Department. He is President of the Spanish Conference of Deans of Tourism (CEDTUR), involving 45 Spanish universities with undergraduate, postgraduate, and Ph.D. studies in Tourism. His research interests focus on Information Technology and Communication (ICT) applied to tourism. He is the principal researcher of the SICUMA research group (Cooperative Information Systems, University of Málaga). He has directed several projects for R & D related to the implementation of ICT in tourism and published research works at relevant journal publications.Alfonso Cerezo Medina is Assistant Professor at the University of of Málaga, Spain. He has participated in over a dozen projects as a tourism lecturer and researcher. He works as a member of the project “Smart Tourism Destinations,” an initiative of the European Commission. His main research line has been the relationship between tourism and information technologies, which led him to write his doctoral thesis on IT training needs in tourism companies in Andalusia. He is developing new research areas such as security in tourism, food tourism, and platform economies in tourism.Enrique Navarro-Jurado holds a PhD in Geography and is Director of the Andalusian Institute for Tourism Research and Innovation (Málaga, Spain). His research focuses on tourism destinations, planning and management, limits to growth and tourist carrying capacity, sustainability indicators and technologies applied to sustainability, tourism and climate change. He is principal investigator of several R+D+i projects and has participated in more than 30 research projects worldwide and in technology transfer contracts. With over 40 publications in high-impact international journals, he serves on various boards of trustees, scientific associations, and as a journal editorial member. Additionally, he contributes as an advisor to the Blue Plan (UNEP-UN) and various regional and local plans.