Smart Tourism and Literary Heritage: The cases of Edinburgh and Barcelona

Authors

  • Jordi Arcos Pumarola School of Tourism, Hospitality and Gastronomy CETT-UB. Barcelona
  • Laia Coma Quintana School of Tourism, Hospitality and Gastronomy CETT-UB. Barcelona
  • Marta Conill Tetua School of Tourism, Hospitality and Gastronomy CETT-UB. Barcelona

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1344/ara.v6i2.19073

Keywords:

Educating Cities, Heritage Interpretation, Literary Heritage, M-Learning

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to evaluate the opportunities that arise from the creation of products based on mobile technology that help to interpret the literary heritage in tourist destinations. In first place and as state of the art, a research about mobile applications in Edinburgh, which is a consolidated touristic literary destination, is carried out. The conclusions of this research, together with the principal ideas of the Educating Cities movement, let the authors value, from a
socioeducative and touristic perspective, the viability and the opportunities that come from the creation of these products in the context of Barcelona.

Author Biography

Marta Conill Tetua, School of Tourism, Hospitality and Gastronomy CETT-UB. Barcelona

 

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Published

2017-05-15

How to Cite

Arcos Pumarola, J., Coma Quintana, L., & Conill Tetua, M. (2017). Smart Tourism and Literary Heritage: The cases of Edinburgh and Barcelona. Ara: Journal of Tourism Research, 6(2), 33–45. https://doi.org/10.1344/ara.v6i2.19073

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2016): (Special issue)

Section

Articles

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