IFITT Hannes Werthner Tourism and Technology Lifetime Achievement Award
The Hannes Werthner Tourism and Technology Lifetime Achievement Award is given to an individual from academia, industry or government, who has made significant contributions to the advancement of the field/practice of tourism and technology.
The award is named after Hannes Werthner, a pioneer in the eTourism field and founder of the ENTER conference and IFITT community in the 1990s. Hannes influenced the field, both through his extensive scientific and entrepreneurial contributions.
The 2024 Hannes Werthner has been presented to: Dimitrios Buhalis.
Professor Dimitrios Buhalis is a renowned expert in tourism management and technology, known for his pioneering work on the digital transformation of the tourism industry. His research and contributions have significantly advanced the integration of technology in tourism, enhancing both the academic field and practical applications globally.
IFITT 2024 Journal Papers of the Year Award
Recognizing outstanding academic publications, the IFITT Journal Paper of the Year Award highlights research that has made a significant impact in the fields of IT and tourism.
JOURNAL OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM TECHNOLOGY PAPER OF THE YEAR AWARD 2024
The JHTT Paper of the Year Award celebrates high-impact research published in the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology.
📖 Zhu, Y., Zhang, R., Zou, Y., & Jin, D. (2023). Investigating customers’ responses to artificial intelligence chatbots in online travel agencies: the moderating role of product familiarity. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology, 14(2), 208-224.
ENTER Conference Best Full Paper Award 2024
Awarded annually at the ENTER conference since 2013. The winners are selected by the conference scientific committee and the conference research track chairs from the submitted and double-blind peer reviewed papers.
1stPlace – Hanif Emamgholizadeh, Amra Delić and Francesco Ricci. Preference Management in a Single User Group Recommender System
2ndPlace – Stefan Neubig, Markéta Bečevová, Fabian Brosda, Ronja Loges, Andreas Hein, Robert Keller and Helmut Krcmar. Beyond Sensors: A Rule-Based Approach for Cost-Effective Visitor Guidance
3rdPlace – Roman Egger and Veronika Surkic. The role of Instagram influencers in destination marketing: A machine learning-based image analysis
ENTER Conference Working Paper Award 2024
The award has been created in 2020 following an introduction of new format of submissions in 2020. The winners are selected by the conference scientific committee and the conference research track chairs from the submitted and double-blind peer reviewed papers.
1stPlace – Alexander Kies and Alexander Lennart Schmidt. Hospitality in the Cyborg Age: The Power of Brain-Computer Interfaces in a Field-Experiment
2ndPlace – Qin Li and Shihan Ma Glamping as a Bourgeoisie Fantasy: The Symbolic Meaning Behind Ritualized Scenes
3rdPlace – Daisy Fan, Jiaying Lyu, Yi Huang, Kaiti Shang and Dimitrios Buhalis. Senior tourists’ digital travel experience: A humanisation perspective
ENTER Poster Award 2024
The Best Poster Award acknowledges the most impactful and well-presented poster at the conference.
1stPlace – Julia Marti-Ochoa, Berta Ferrer-Rosell and Eva Martin-Fuentes. Tourists’ Perceptions of Smart Tourism Destinations from TripAdvisor Reviews
2ndPlace – Hee Chung Chung, Yerin Yhee, Chulmo Koo and Namho Chung. Smart Tourism Cities’ Sustainable Development: A Case of Hue City, Vietnam
3rdPlace – Ajay Aluri. Spatial Computing and Augmented Reality as an Operating System Platform Insights to the Hospitality and Tourism Industry
IFITT 2024 PhD Thesis Excellence Awards
Awarded to Doctoral level thesis following nominations by IFITT community.
Khaoula Adkim (University of Zaragoza, Spain): New Trends in E-WOM: Effectiveness and Perceived Value of Artificial Intelligence-Based Recommendation Systems.
IFITT 2024 Master Thesis Excellence Awards
Awarded to Master level thesis following nominations by IFITT community.
Nell Schmidt: Looking back to plan forward: A retrospective longitudinal case study of Malta’s online destination image for destination management
ENTER Conference Best PhD Proposal Award 2024
Awarded annually during the PhD workshop day, which takes place prior to ENTER conference . The winners are selected by the PhD workshop scientific committee and the PhD workshop chairs from the submitted and double-blind reviewed submissions.
1stPlace – Aitziber Pousa-Unanue, Incorporating carbon footprint in the strategic management and
planning of smart destinations.
2ndPlace – Peng Yang: Constructing A Holistic Content Analytical Framework: A case study of
Finland Destination.
3rdPlace – Haoyue Yu: Exploring Human-AI Collaboration in Digital Tourism Marketing Content Co-creation.
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