IFITT

IFITTtalk on Air: AI and Tourism Marketing
2024-05-08 11:00 - 13:00 (Europe/Vienna) | Madrid
AI and Tourism Marketing: Dive into Our Free Workshop Series and Elevate Your Strategy
Join us for a first transformative IFITTtalk on Air on May 8th, 2024, at 11 AM CET, focusing on the power of AI in strategic digital marketing. This insightful session will feature John Bustard and PR Smith, the renowned author of the SOSTAC® planning model (https://prsmith.org/sostac/), widely adopted by major organizations including LinkedIn and KPMG. Learn how this framework can revolutionize your marketing efforts.
In addition, we are excited to unveil a series of free, hands-on workshops from the MarTech Laboratory. These sessions are specifically designed to harness the potential of generative AI for strategic applications in travel and tourism, with a special focus on the unique challenges and opportunities within the African travel markets.
This event is an excellent opportunity for professionals looking to leverage AI as a pivotal tool in their marketing arsenal, offering a pathway to innovation and skill enhancement.
Don’t miss this chance to elevate your marketing strategy—secure your spot for the upcoming session.

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ENTER24 eTourism Conference
2024-01-17 - 2024-01-19 | Madrid
The home for knowledge in ICTs in travel and tourism
With the ENTER conference, the IFITT community is building a unique collection of knowledge on information and communication technologies in tourism. This knowledge is published online and is available for free for everyone. This has proven a highly successful way of publishing academic research as the proceedings have been downloaded millions of times. We now call upon researchers in the travel, tourism, hospitality and technology fields to contribute to this endeavour and publish their research in the ENTER proceedings. Read more in Call for Contributions and share your research with the world!

ENTER is the annual eTourism conference, organised by the International Federation for IT and Travel & Tourism (IFITT). IFITT is the leading independent global community. It was created for discussing, exchanging, and developing knowledge about the use and impact of new information and communication technologies (ICT) in the travel and tourism industry and experience. Currently, the IFITT has more than 10 000 followers from Europe, Asia, South and North America, Africa and Australia.

For 30 years, ENTER e-Tourism conference brings together the Tourism and IT industry, academia, government, and other organisations. ENTER offers a worldwide and unique forum to actively exchange, share, and challenge state-of-the-art research and industrial case studies on the application of ICTs in travel and tourism. Everyone who shares knowledge, experience, and a true passion for ICT in travel and tourism, is warmly welcome!

ENTER24 PhD Workshop
2024-01-16 | Izmir, Turkey
The future development of tourism is not only a challenge for the tourism industry and researchers but also for Ph.D. students. Focusing on the next generation of researchers is a key solution to improve the quality of research and contribute to the challenging development of information and communication technology research in tourism.
The ENTER24 conference organizes a one-day workshop for Ph.D. students who are encouraged to present their research proposals (early and advanced stages) related to information and communication technologies in travel and tourism and receive valuable comments and advice from inspiring members of the IFITT community in a supportive environment. Students can also find answers to their academic and research career questions and expand their network with peers, researchers, industry, and universities from around the world. Journal editors will provide key tips on writing and submitting articles to leading academic journals.

IFITTTalk @Opatija
2023-10-07 12:00 - 15:00 (Europe/Helsinki) | University of Rijeka, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Opatija, Croatia, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Ika, 51414, Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska)
IFITTTalk@Opatija – Student innovation competition
IFITTTalk@Opatija will take place on 7 October 2023 at the Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management (University of Rijeka) as a special event within the Wave 4 Tourism student conference in Opatija. The event is the final of the student innovation competition. At the beginning of July, the competition was launched with the theme “The future is now: Technology needs of Hilton”. Interested students could form teams of three students and register for the competition by submitting written proposals, a mood board and a motivation for participation. In the second round, the selected teams had to submit their final solutions. Six teams will present their ideas on how Hilton could use new and unique technologies to improve internal and external communication, make the guest experience more enjoyable or increase the productivity of Hilton team members. Teams will have 10 minutes to present their final solution to the judging panel. Following the presentations, a moderated panel discussion will take place, featuring the directors of Hilton Rijeka Costabella Beach Resort & Spa and experts in the field of tourism and hospitality innovation. The panellists will discuss what trends will shape the future of the hospitality industry and provide valuable feedback on the solutions presented by the students. The student audience is encouraged to participate in the discussion. The event will conclude with the announcement of the winners. All participants will receive a certificate of participation, while the first three places will receive a certificate indicating the place achieved and a Hilton prize.
