A strategic tourism knowledge base for socio-economic and environmental data analytics: The role of Big Data analysis

• Authors: Varelas Sotirios , Kopanaki Evangelia , Georgopoulos Nikolaos

Title variants

PL

Strategiczna baza danych społeczno-ekonomicznych i środowiskowych w turystyce – rola analizy zbiorów typu Big Data

• Languages of publication: EN PL

Abstracts

EN

This research studies the application of modern practices and technologies for the collection of a large volume and variety of data, in order to develop a research knowledge base for data mining and analysis in the tourism sector and especially on Cruise and Ship Lines Passengers. Emphasis was given to the application of appropriate methods of data analysis and processing, to produce tangible results for the benefit of sustainable tourism development. Current research focuses on structuring a data warehouse for the collected information in order to apply online analytical processing techniques on the stored data, as well as data mining and data visualization. A holistic approach is proposed, along with a new model for analyzing the impact of tourism activity in general—and cruises in particular—on local society. The results will be utilized as a strategic tool for decision-making by those involved in the tourism sector of cruise areas, with ways to maximize the benefits of tourism, such as increasing overnight stays and, more broadly, passenger consumption, and ways to reduce the environmental impact of visitors and passengers in the ecosystem of cruise areas.

PL

W artykule przedstawiono zastosowanie nowoczesnych narzędzi i technologii umożliwiających gromadzenie dużej ilości różnorodnych danych w celu tworzenia ich zbiorów, pozwalających na eksplorację i analizę naukową danych dotyczących sektora usług turystycznych, a zwłaszcza problemów linii i statków wycieczkowych oraz ich pasażerów. Szczególny nacisk położono na zastosowanie odpowiednich metod analizy i przetwarzania danych do uzyskiwania konkretnych wyników, które będą wspierać zrównoważony rozwój turystyki. Przeprowadzone badania koncentrują się na architekturze hurtowni danych, w których gromadzone są pozyskane informacje, umożliwiającej analityczne przetwarzanie zgromadzonych danych (OLAP), a także analizę zestawów danych (data mining) i ich wizualizację. Wyniki badań zostaną wykorzystane jako strategiczne narzędzie podejmowania decyzji w sektorze usług turystycznych, w szczególności w obszarze dotyczącym rejsów wycieczkowych, oraz maksymalizacji korzyści, takich jak zwiększenie liczby noclegów i szerzej – konsumpcji pasażerów, umożliwią także zmniejszenie wpływu odwiedzających i pasażerów statków wycieczkowych na ekosystemy odwiedzanych obszarów.

Keywords

EN

strategy; tourism; knowledge base; Big Data

PL

strategia; turystyka; bazy wiedzy; Big Data

• Publisher: Małopolska Wyższa Szkoła Ekonomiczna
• Journal: Zeszyty Naukowe Małopolskiej Wyższej Szkoły Ekonomicznej w Tarnowie
• Year: 2020
• Issue: 1(45)
• Pages: 69-76

Dates

published

2020-03-31

Contributors

author

Varelas Sotirios

• Neapolis University Pafos, Cyprus

author

Kopanaki Evangelia

• University of Piraeus, Greece

author

Georgopoulos Nikolaos

• University of Piraeus, Greece

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Identifiers

DOI

10.25944/znmwse.2020.01.6976