Smart Tourism in Ireland
<p>Smart Cities improve urban life for their citizens through technology and innovation. A little over a year ago, <a href="https://www.bable-smartcities.eu/connect/cities/city/dublin-1.html" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Dublin</a> asked themselves how they can extend that concept to improve life for urban visitors. <a href="https://www.bable-smartcities.eu/connect/cities/city/dublin-1.html" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Dublin</a>’s long-term commitment to <strong>Smart Tourism</strong> is the first of its kind for major cities in Europe. We talked to <a href="https://www.bable-smartcities.eu/connect/cities/city/dublin-1.html" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>Dublin</strong></a><strong>’s Smart Tourism Programme Manager, </strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/barryrogerstourism/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>Barry Rogers</strong></a>, to find out more.</p>
<p><img alt="Barry Rogers, Smart Tourism Programme Manager at Smart Dublin" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:700/1*YxEQrA9S13d8gSUChdVqIw.jpeg" style="height:567px; width:700px" /></p>
<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/barryrogerstourism/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Barry Rogers</a>, Smart Tourism Programme Manager at <a href="https://www.bable-smartcities.eu/connect/cities/city/dublin.html" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Smart Dublin</a></p>
<h2><strong>What is Smart Tourism?</strong></h2>
<p>Barry answered this question as <strong>a means of addressing the gap between tourism and technology</strong>, and keeping Dublin’s tourism sector up to date with the rapidly changing world of digital product development. The <a href="https://www.bable-smartcities.eu/connect/cities/city/dublin.html" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Smart Dublin</a> website describes it as:</p>
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