Tourism and Service Management

 

12th TourMIS Users' Workshop & International Seminar on Consumer Trends & Tourism

September 08-09, 2016

 

Organized by the European Travel Commission,World Tourism Organization, European Cities Marketing & MODUL University Vienna

 

MODUL University Vienna was pleased to host two major events on September 08 and 09, 2016: the 12th TourMIS Users’ Workshop (day 1) and International Seminar on Consumer Trends & Tourism (day 2). 89 delegates from 25 countries attended this year’s events, the majority of whom represented city and national tourist organizations, as well as international tourism organizations, universities, and companies from the hospitality and tourism industry. In addition to the regular workshop attendees we happily welcome every year, there were many new faces in the audience, eager to learn about TourMIS and the new trends in tourism.

The first day’s workshop provided an introduction and discussion of important TourMIS features, and focused primarily on the topic of benchmarking tourism destinations. The workshop was led by Dr. Karl Wöber, President of MODUL University Vienna, and developer of TourMIS, and was further enriched by the contribution of Tünde Mester (Hungarian Tourism Agency). As such, this workshop was particularly interesting for people sharing their tourism statistics on TourMIS as it provided an extensive training on how to use TourMIS, as well as the overview of the latest extensions to the database. Further, a discussion on various options for the future development of TourMIS concluded this day.

The International Seminar on Consumer Trends & Tourism focused on the overall theme of travel transformation and whether we are ready for it. Ian Yeoman (Victoria University of Wellington) opened the seminar day by discussing the tomorrow’s tourist and introducing the simple and fluid identities. In continuation, Nick Hall (Digital Tourism Think Tank), Sebastien Pichon (Google), Dirk Schmücker (New Insights for Tourism), and Ramon Sanchez (Amadeus) introduced their work on the digital transformation in tourism, whereas Nick Chiarelli and Shaina Yang (Future Foundation) presented the ETC study on consumer lifestyle trends and tourism. Caroline Couret (Creative Tourism Network) and David Ward-Perkins (TEAM Tourism) elaborated on the concept of creative tourists, transnational experiences, and customer value. Lastly, Cristina Cerutti (Turismo Torino), Piia Raitavuo (City of Helsinki), Sasa Popovac, and Boris Pavlin (Croatian National Tourist Board) contributed with their own case studies and shared their expertise concerning the trends research and the impact on the DMOs’ strategic thinking.

Both events were generously sponsored by Amadeus, Austrian National Tourist Office, and Vienna Tourist Board, and we would like to thank them for their continuous support. We are all looking forward to the next year’s workshop!

Prof. Dr. Karl Wöber, President

Contact:

Dr. Bozana Zekan
bozana.zekan@modul.ac.at
Assistant Professor / Senior Lecturer
MODUL University Vienna