Smart Destination Planning with ChatGPT

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 8 Sayı: 1, 159 - 185

Emre Yaşar , Eda Yayla , Erge Tür

https://doi.org/10.53353/atrss.1551730

Öz

This research focuses on a smart tourism destination plan created in line with the recommendations of ChatGPT. Within the framework of Conversation Theory, a mutual dialog was developed with ChatGPT to create a smart tourism destination plan. Within the scope of this dialog, 3 questions were asked to ChatGPT to create a smart tourism destination plan, examples and level. It is seen that ChatGPT has created a plan consisting of ten dimensions for Nevşehir destination. In this plan, ChatGPT emphasizes areas such as strengthening the digital infrastructure, augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) applications, online ticketing systems and e-commerce integration in a more comprehensive manner. In addition to these dimensions, the ChatGPT smart tourism destination plan also emphasizes issues such as cultural heritage protection, community engagement, education, digital marketing and security. It is seen that ChatGPT includes many factors that are important for a destination's tourism activities within the scope of smart tourism. Finally, ChatGPT also creates a smart tourism destination level by adhering to the smart tourism destination plan.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Smart Tourism, Smart Destinations, Tourist

ChatGPT ile Akıllı Destinasyon Planlaması

Öz

Bu araştırma, ChatGPT'nin önerileri doğrultusunda oluşturulan bir akıllı turizm destinasyon planı üzerine odaklanmaktadır. Sohbet Teorisi çerçevesinde ChatGPT ile akıllı turizm destinasyon planı oluşturmak için karşılıklı diyalog geliştirilmiştir. Bu diyalog kapsamında ChatGPT’ye 3 soru yöneltilerek akıllı turizm destinasyon planı, örnekleri ve seviyesi oluşturulmuştur. Nevşehir destinasyonu için ChatGPT’nin on boyuttan oluşan bir plan oluşturduğu görülmektedir. Bu planda ChatGPT dijital altyapının güçlendirilmesi, artırılmış gerçeklik (AR) ve sanal gerçeklik (VR) uygulamaları, çevrimiçi biletleme sistemleri ve e-ticaret entegrasyonu gibi alanları daha kapsamlı bir şekilde ön plana çıkarmaktadır. Bu boyutların yanı sıra ChatGPT akıllı turizm destinasyon planında kültürel mirasın korunması, topluluk katılımı, eğitim, dijital pazarlama ve güvenlik gibi konulara da önem verdiği görülmektedir. ChatGPT’nin bir destinasyonun turizm faaliyetleri açısından önemli olan birçok faktöre akıllı turizm kapsamında yer verdiği görülmektedir. Son olarak, ChatGPT akıllı turizm destinasyon planına sadık kalarak akıllı turizm destinasyon seviyesi de oluşturmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Yapay Zeka, ChatGPT, Akıllı Turizm, Akıllı Destinasyonlar, Turist

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