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Tourism and ICT Solutions in the COVID-19 Era: A Comparison Between Japan and Sweden
Due to the spread of the new coronavirus (COVID-19), the tourism industry has been experiencing a worldwide crisis. However, the effects of the virus differ widely across regions and countries, and the current situation varies considerably. In this study, I will discuss the difficulties faced by the...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8054507/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35505975 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12626-021-00072-x |
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description | Due to the spread of the new coronavirus (COVID-19), the tourism industry has been experiencing a worldwide crisis. However, the effects of the virus differ widely across regions and countries, and the current situation varies considerably. In this study, I will discuss the difficulties faced by the tourism industry regarding the new coronavirus by comparing Japan and Sweden, focusing on discrimination in the tourism industry. In Japan, discrimination based on place of residence has been observed, while in Sweden, race-based discrimination has been confirmed. Considering the current situation, we will examine how information and communication technology (ICT) can be used to salvage the tourism industry in each country. Specifically, we propose a method to increase the sense of security of guests and hosts in the tourism industry through many types of location-based games, such as Pokémon Go and various contact tracing apps. This study is expected to foster trust in the tourism and service industries and bring about business innovation. |
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spelling | pubmed-80545072021-04-19 Tourism and ICT Solutions in the COVID-19 Era: A Comparison Between Japan and Sweden Ide, Akira Rev Socionetwork Strat Article Due to the spread of the new coronavirus (COVID-19), the tourism industry has been experiencing a worldwide crisis. However, the effects of the virus differ widely across regions and countries, and the current situation varies considerably. In this study, I will discuss the difficulties faced by the tourism industry regarding the new coronavirus by comparing Japan and Sweden, focusing on discrimination in the tourism industry. In Japan, discrimination based on place of residence has been observed, while in Sweden, race-based discrimination has been confirmed. Considering the current situation, we will examine how information and communication technology (ICT) can be used to salvage the tourism industry in each country. Specifically, we propose a method to increase the sense of security of guests and hosts in the tourism industry through many types of location-based games, such as Pokémon Go and various contact tracing apps. This study is expected to foster trust in the tourism and service industries and bring about business innovation. Springer Japan 2021-04-19 2021 /pmc/articles/PMC8054507/ /pubmed/35505975 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12626-021-00072-x Text en © Springer Japan KK, part of Springer Nature 2021 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic. |
spellingShingle | Article Ide, Akira Tourism and ICT Solutions in the COVID-19 Era: A Comparison Between Japan and Sweden |
title | Tourism and ICT Solutions in the COVID-19 Era: A Comparison Between Japan and Sweden |
title_full | Tourism and ICT Solutions in the COVID-19 Era: A Comparison Between Japan and Sweden |
title_fullStr | Tourism and ICT Solutions in the COVID-19 Era: A Comparison Between Japan and Sweden |
title_full_unstemmed | Tourism and ICT Solutions in the COVID-19 Era: A Comparison Between Japan and Sweden |
title_short | Tourism and ICT Solutions in the COVID-19 Era: A Comparison Between Japan and Sweden |
title_sort | tourism and ict solutions in the covid-19 era: a comparison between japan and sweden |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8054507/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35505975 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12626-021-00072-x |
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