With innovative co-creation and technologies from Industry 4.0 we are changing the perception of tourism and business sector around it.
The wider Black Sea region has great potential to untap, and further cooperation between
Regional Authorities and other key stakeholders is crucial.Stavros Kalognomos
Balkan and Black Sea Commission (BBSC) - Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR)Luxury travel is very much depending on service excellence and unique experiences.
Technology could be essential part of providing that in innovative way. (2021)Matej Knific & Mattej Valencic
Co-founders of Luxury Slovenia DMCTourism was hit by covid the hardest and for the longest. Thus, linking it to the innovations
as represented by the blockchain can mean its recovery and a significant revival. (2021)Tanja Bivic Plankar
Blockchain Alliance EuropeData analysis ensures objective understanding of tourism impact, which is key for preparing strategies for future development of tourism in the city (2020)
Etuna Lomadze
Batumi City HallStrategic development of sustainable tourism is only possible on the basis of
data analytics and with collaboration of all stakeholders in tourism. (2020)Gieorgi Bregadze
Georgian National Tourism AdministrationProject Tourism 4.0 for the Black Sea is the first application of big data analytics
for the tourism sector on a regional basis. I am really looking forward to seeing the results. (2020)Oleg Rubel
Institute of Market Problems and Economic-Ecological Research, National Academy of Sciences of UkraineBig data, artificial intelligence and data mining
are key to a sustainable and personalised tourism. (2018)Tomaž Curk
Faculty of Computer and Information Science, University of LjubljanaYou have to live a life to understand it.
Tourists just pass through. (2018)Janez Mekinc
Faculty of Tourism Studies - Turistica, University of PrimorskaInnovation is about connecting the dots. The magic is in creating enriched
individualized experiences, rooted in local culture, its heritage and contemporary energies. (2018)Dejan Križaj
Faculty of Tourism Studies - Turistica, University of PrimorskaService that doesn’t feel like a service -> co-creation,
out of the box, using technology with a human face = Tourism 4.0 (2018)Peter Wostner
Government Office for Development and European Cohesion PolicyIf through AI come advantages and blockchain brings them to people,
than tourism 4.0 should change the advantages into values. (2018)Nena Dokuzov
Ministry of Economic Development and TechnologyTourism 4.0 could be an exciting adventure transforming us from followers
to leaders and creators. Are we able to take this opportunity? (2018)Janko Humar
Tourism Soča ValleyIt is more about the mindshift than the transformation from analogue to digital bits.
Technologies enable us to use data for sustainable development of local communities and circular tourism. (2018)Saša Kek
Association of Municipalities and Towns of SloveniaCross-reality experiences: moving around in virtual space mentally while walking
in physical space; they must be articulated with completely new experience design solutions. (2018)Jurij Krpan
Kapelica GalleryPersonalized tourism services, viable business models, and sustainable
policies are what Tourism 4.0 can bring to life. (2018)Mirjana Kljajić Borštnar
Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of MariborIf we combine the potential of tourism with various available technologies,
Slovenia can become an ideal pilot model. (2018)Janez Potočnik
UN National Resource PanelThe biggest challenge: how to use new technologies to
enhance the tourist experience without interfering with her or his privacy. (2018)Eva Štravs-Podlogar
State Secretary, Ministry of Economic Development and TechnologyWith innovative co-creation and technology we are changing the
perception of tourism and business sector around it. (2018)Tomi Ilijaš
CEO, ArcturTourism 4.0 is not just about technology, it is about people
and their experiencing of travelling ... in physical and digital world. (2018)Urška Starc-Peceny
CIO, Lead Tourism 4.0 Department, Arctur