Adventures for active tourists

Studies have shown that the majority of foreign tourists look for active holidays and that more than half of tourist reservations are made on the World Wide Web. Beside a comfortable stay, high-quality catering services and natural as well as cultural sights, modern (mobile) tourists primarily seek adventure in the country of their visit. They want to plan and arrange their holiday activities either from home or on the very spot. This results in a more and more frequent use of the latest technology for tourist purposes as well.

In order to offer adventures to a modern tourist, we must first develop the existing tourist offer into modern and innovative tourist products. That can be done by interconnecting the existing facilities in a different and innovative manner, both in terms of location and function. Modern technology allows us to introduce new products to tourists in the most suitable way; information can be provided on the World Wide Web or at local tourist information centres.

OUR WAY OF WORK

Since modern tourists want to be mobile, information must have a geographic location. The combination of ready-made, spatially defined adventures and modern information technology gives the tourist a freedom of choice. With the help of modern web (mobile) applications that include spatial data, they can orientate themselves, independently plan their journey, and choose adventures. Merging of spatial links gives rise to interconnected networks of theme routes, where tourists are offered adventures, accommodation and food services. Although each event or service is offered by a local provider, new products are not limited by administrative boundaries and transcend local competence, since they encompass the entire space of interest of the (mobile) tourist.

The project of designing new tourist products includes:

• making an inventory of existent facilities,
• designing new tourist products,
• inclusion and organisation/coordination of providers,
• setup of the system for promotion and marketing.

IGEA has created a network of partners and together we carry out projects of developmental strategies, investment plans, real estate registration, conceptualisation of trustee systems, tourist packages, promotion, data capture and web and mobile solutions for tourists.

OUR SERVICES

IGEA with its technologies and knowledge helps in:

• designing and engineering of the project (conceptualisation, acquisition of financial resources, project management and coordination, etc.),
• GIS-support in making an inventory of existent products,
• development of scenarios and designing of new products in cooperation with operators,
• organisation of operators (local tourist organisations, providers, tour operators, etc.),
• development of the information system for the presentation and marketing of products,
• etc.