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October 05, 2017 Workshop on the Sharing Economy Theodore Koumelis mentions that the workshop took place on 4 October 2017 at UniSA, with more than 90 participants (Industry professionals & citizens). The workshop had 11 speakers representing various social actors such as social media entrepreneurs, Industry Association representatives, policy makers and professional experts. Read More (Article in English)

September 1, 2017 IFITTtalk@Adelaide IFITTtalk@Adelaide, which took place on 30 August, 2017 was featured in the Travel Daily News. Theodore Koumelis highlights the success of the IFITTtalk which took place at the University of South Australia in Adelaide, which had numerous participants, inspiring speakers and great debates. An event which was organized by IFITT Board members Marianna Sigala and Paul Baron. Read More (Article in English).

July 16, 2016 Italian Holidays Prof. M. Rocca Longo mentions (00.27.40) ENTER2017 eTourism Conference as an opportunity to exchange information about the role of ICT in tourism and tourist cultural experience in Italy. The use of technologies to enhance creativity and attractiveness of museums is indeed an important issue. Watch Now (interview in Italian).

April 22, 2016 Beachcomber launches a mobile application offering discounts The general secretary of IFITT, Nadzeya Kalbaska, was interviewed on the role that computer technologies in enabling small destinations to make their voices heard within the competitive world of tourism. Read More (article in French).

April 21, 2016 ENTER2017 eTourism Conference The annual IFITT Conference, which will take place in Rome on January 24-26, 2017, was featured on Revenue Espaces. The journalist described the event as a worldwide forum for attendees from industry, academia, government and other organizations to exchange information on ICTs in travel and tourism. Read More.

April 6, 2016 Rome will Host the International eTourism Conference ENTER eTourism Conference will be hosted for the first time in Italy. The event will take place in Rome on January 24-26, 2017. The project for ENTER hosting proposed by the Italian PCO – DMC Symposia was elected by the IFITT international board as the best one. Read More (article in Italian).

April 5, 2016 Rome will Host the International eTourism Conference Hosted by University Roma Tre, for the first time in Italy there will be an international conference on eTourism. The event is expected to gather 400 participants from academia and industry to exchange ideas and information on the use of ICT for tourism development. Read More (article in Italian).

February 15, 2016 How to Improve the Reputation of your Restaurant The founder of Travel Appeal, Mirco Lalli, was interviewed on a new digital tool that helps restaurant improve their reputation online. Travel Appeal is a Startup that was awarded at ENTER2016 in Bilbao. Read More (article in Italian).

February 3, 2016 Tourism 4.0 with “Basque Style” Bilbao will host ENTER2016 until February 5, one of the most important Conferences in the world on the topic of eTourism. 260 professionals from 37 different countries will analyze the latest technologies in the field of tourism. Read More (article in Spanish).

February 2-6, 2016 ENTER2016 Press Review The international eTourism Confenrence ENTER2016 was featured on 39 Spanish newspapers that highlighted its importance for creating a forum on the application of ICT to Tourism. Read More (articles in Spanish).