This chapter discusses how the principles of usercentred design and emotional mapping
can be used to help tourism and culture practitioners design prototypes of creative tourism …

Although mobile devices make it easier for travellers to share stories both during and after
their travels, these postings are often time-based, with minimal narrative structure. This …

Sentiments and emotions are created for cities in literary texts; certain assets of cities are
emphasized consistently as well. That's why, literary texts have the potential to create a …

Experiences in airports may shape future travel plans and contribute to tourism destination
development. However, a chaotic environment and time-consuming procedural routines in …

Transmedia Stories are becoming an increasingly important technique for the tourism
industry. They are successful tools to engage, inspire and gather audiences online and …

We present PicTouRe–a picture-based tourism recommender. PicTouRe aims to mitigate
people's difficulties in explicitly expressing their touristic preferences, which is even more …

Smartphones are nowadays important tools for tourists. For instance, while on the go in a
destination, tourists can use smartphones to find places of interest and to identify activities …

Abstract Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) might play a key role in
communicating heritage to global audiences of travelers, thanks to their pervasiveness and …

Transmedia storytelling is thriving in industries such as entertainment and marketing. The
tourism industry, however, a key global industry with over a billion international travellers, is …

Although heritage has always been an important component of many travellers' itineraries, it
is only in the last four decades or so that it has stirred serious academic interest. Cultural …