DISABLED-FRIENDLY MOBILE SERVICES IN THE CONTEXT OF SMART TOURISM: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TURKEY 4.0

Abstract

A certain number of the world population is faced with difficulties in accessing tourism services due to the various handicaps they have. However, the latest technological developments based on Industry 4.0 such as the Internet of Things, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, beacon, near field communication, global positioning systems, and mobile applications can now be used to remove these handicaps for disabled people. In this context, the tourism industry has started to use Industry 4.0 technologies for the sector in order to become ‘smart’. Therefore, in the literature recently, some researches and application proposals have been developed so that the tourism sector can adapt to the latest technologies. However, there is a paucity of research to be done on how these latest technologies, practices and developments should be applied in the tourism sector for disabled people and how they can be integrated with tourism sector. The main objective of the research is to review disabled-friendly mobile services in the context of smart tourism and to propose recommendations for Turkey tourism sector to be disabled-friendly with Industry 4.0 developments.  In the study, smart tourism destination literature has been examined and tourism applications developed with the latest technologies emerged through the Fourth Industrial Revolution has been reviewed in the context of being disabled-friendly. Finally, some proposals were given about how Turkey tourism sector can benefit from Industry 4.0 technologies and development to be disabled-friendly.

Keywords

• Smart Tourism,Disabled-Friendly Tourism,Mobile Services,Industry 4.0

AKILLI TURİZM KAPSAMINDA ENGELLİ DOSTU MOBİL HİZMETLER: TÜRKİYE 4.0 İÇİN ÖNERİLER

Abstract

Dünya nüfusunun belli bir bölümü sahip oldukları çeşitli engellerden dolayı turizm hizmetlerine erişmekte zorluklar ile karşı karşıyadır. Fakat Endüstri 4.0’ın temeli olan Nesnelerin Interneti, arttırılmış gerçeklik, yapay zeka, beacon, yakın saha iletişimi, küresel konumlandırma sistemleri, mobil uygulamalar (App) gibi son teknolojik gelişmeler artık engelleri ortadan kaldırmak için kullanılabilmektedir. Bu bağlamda turizm endüstrisi ‘akıllı’ olma yolunda Endüstri 4.0 teknolojilerini sektör için kullanmaya başlamıştır. Bundan dolayı son zamanlarda literatürde turizm sektörünün en son teknolojilere uyum sağlaması için bazı çalışmalar ve uygulama önerileri geliştirilmiştir. Fakat bu son teknolojilerin, uygulamaların ve gelişmelerin turizm sektöründe engelli ziyaretçiler için nasıl uygulanması gerektiği ve nasıl entegre edilebileceği ile ilgili çok kısıtlı çalışma mevcuttur. Bundan dolayı çalışmanın temel amacı, akıllı turizm kapsamında engelli dostu mobil hizmetleri incelemek ve Türkiye turizminin Endüstri 4.0 kapsamında engelli dostu olması için önerilerde bulunmak olarak belirlenmiştir. Çalışma kapsamında akıllı turizm destinasyonu literatürü ve Dördüncü Sanayi Devrimi ile ortaya çıkan son teknolojilerle geliştirilmiş olan turizm uygulamaları, engelli dostu olma bağlamında incelenmiştir. Son olarak Endüstri 4.0 teknolojilerinden Türkiye turizminin engelli dostu olması için nasıl faydalanabileceği ile ilgili önerilerde bulunulmuştur.

Keywords

• Akıllı Turizm,Engelli Dostu Turizm,Mobil Hizmetler,Endüstri 4.0

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