AI-based recommender for sustainable tourism (AIR)

Strategic development

Funded project, Third-party funded project

20.12.2021

Completed

Project duration

01.01.2022 until 31.12.2024

Project description

The overarching aim of the research project, which is funded by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection, is to contribute to more sustainable tourism development by equalizing visitor flows. The German Institute for Tourism Research is responsible for the work packages “Frequency measurement (data generation & sensor technology)” and “Smart Destination Integration” in the project.

Project participants

Institut für Tourismus- und Bäderforschung in Nordeuropa GmbH (NIT), Kiel (network coordinator)
Outdooractive AG, Immenstadt
FH Westküste University of Applied SciencesGerman Institute for Tourism Research, Heide
University of Applied Sciences Kempten, Knowledge Transfer Center "Innovative and Sustainable Tourism Development" InNaTour (WTZ) in cooperation with Füssen Tourismus und Marketing AöR, Füssen
Research and Development Center Kiel University of Applied Sciences GmbH, Kiel (FHKI)
Nordsee-Tourismus-Service GmbH, Husum (NTS)
Tourismus-Agentur Lübecker Bucht AöR, Scharbeutz (TALB)
Wintersport-Arena Sauerland/Siegerland-Wittgenstein e.V., Winterberg (WAS) in cooperation with Sauerland Tourismus e. V., Schmallenberg
Ruhr Tourismus GmbH, Oberhausen (RTG)

Support measure

Third-party funded project
Funding: Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection
"AI Lighthouses" funding program
Approved project funding (FH Westküste University of Applied Sciences): € 962,339.80