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

Xavier Reinaldo-Virgili

doi:10.47557/NSWK3556

Authors

Xavier Reinaldo-Virgili Universitat Oberta de Catalunya

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47557/NSWK3556

Keywords:

tourism knowledge, artificial intelligence, big data, digital transformation, learning

Abstract

The text offers a comparative reading of two recent works: Tourism and ICTs: Advances in Data Science, Artificial Intelligence and Sustainability (Guevara Plaza, Cerezo Medina, and Navarro Jurado, eds., 2024) and Tourism, Knowledge and Learning (Jernsand, Persson, and Lundberg, eds., 2023). Drawing on both publications, the review critically examines two contemporary modes of knowledge production in tourism: on the one hand, data analytics, artificial intelligence, and predictive approaches; on the other, epistemological, pedagogical, and experiential perspectives linked to learning, co-creation, and critical reflection. In this sense, the manuscript seeks to contribute a relevant discussion to current debates on digital transformation, emerging methodologies, and the construction of tourism knowledge.

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