Welcome to our module "Smart Tourism and Sustainability". This module is designed to increase the understanding and competencies among students, teachers and tourism operators on how smart tourism and sustainable tourism are connected and can be a tool for the development of tourism in an area. The module elaborates on the concept of tourism, the complexity of the industry, the various stakeholders and interdependence in a sustainable tourism supply chain (STSC). Risk identification in context, power relations and differing institutional logics at stake in the supply chain. 

The overall objective is to help students understand the complexity of a tourism supply chain and its prerequisites for sustainability.



Objectives & Learning Outcomes

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

  • Define Smart Sustainable Tourism 

  • Understand the tourism supply chain and its implication on sustainability.

  • Identify stakeholders in tourism

  • Understand vertical and horizontal partnerships in tourism

  • Recognize risk factors

  • Understand the process from the current state to a smart, sustainable destination of the future.

  • Understand the importance of partnerships and regional consensus on sustainable objectives.

  • Understand how tourism data can aid sustainable development and innovation.

  • Understand the significance of supply chain evaluation in continuous improvement.

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Last modified: Monday, 2 June 2025, 7:48 PM