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Title

Application of Information Technologies to Improve the Quality of Services Provided to the Tourism Industry Under the COVID-19 Restrictions

Author

Elena Vladimirovna Iudina, Suzana L. Balova, Dmitrij Vasilievich Maksimov, Elena Klimentinovna Skoromets, Tatyana Anatolyevna Ponyaeva, and Ekaterina Andreevna Ksenofontova

Citation

Vol. 22  No. 6  pp. 7-12

Abstract

The modern stage of society's development is characterized by the rapid penetration of information technologies into all spheres of life. Their use contributes to improving the quality of tourism services, as well as the competitiveness of tourism industry enterprises. The role of information technology in tourism is growing more and more every year, which determines the relevance of the study of modern trends in the use of information technology in the tourism sector. The purpose of the study is to determine the possibilities of using information technologies to improve the quality of services provided to the tourism industry under the COVID-19 restrictions. The article systematizes the main approaches to the ""cluster"" category and provides an original definition of the ""regional tourist cluster"" concept. Based on an expert survey, the main trends in the introduction of information technologies in the tourism industry under the COVID-19 restrictions have been identified, which include virtual reality and augmented reality, speech recognition technologies, photo, video, audio (contactless control technologies), mobile IT applications and Big Data technologies. It has been concluded that the vast majority of improvements in the organization of tourism services under restrictions will be based on the organization of virtual solutions and online activities. The types of tourism services will also change, and information technology will help their development and dissemination.

Keywords

information technologies, tourism industry, virtual reality, virtual excursion, contactless control technologies

URL

http://paper.ijcsns.org/07_book/202206/20220602.pdf