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We have developed a set of techniques and an analysis methodology aimed at boosting the quality of interactive tourism systems. The details of it will be presented in full and with real examples which have yielded interesting results in the last few years, both from the social and economical point of view, but with a huge wealth of cultural and natural heritage. We will also present a first guidelines to foster tourism in those villages that are willing to promote themselves in the national and international market at a low cost.
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Cipolla Ficarra, F.V., Nicol, E., Cipolla-Ficarra, M. (2011). Usability, Communicability and Cultural Tourism in Interactive Systems: Trends, Economic Effects and Social Impact. In: Cipolla Ficarra, F.V., de Castro Lozano, C., Nicol, E., Kratky, A., Cipolla-Ficarra, M. (eds) Human-Computer Interaction, Tourism and Cultural Heritage. HCITOCH 2010. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6529. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18348-5_10
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