Scope:
The tourism sector is information intensive and has become one of the most important engines of economic growth for many countries. With the evolution of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), new opportunities have arisen for a reengineering in the way the various tourism and hospitality industries interact with tourists. Equally, new possibilities open to the entities that vision to promote the patrimony and endogenous products of their regions. ICT are today one of the most critical areas for the success of tourism and how tourist destinations can be promoted. Tourists, increasingly a digital generation, expect that the access to information and services be done in an innovative, immersive and contextualized way, through the use of technologies that are embedded in their daily lives.
In this industry context, the integration of ICT in the tourism is an essential element for the success of any tourism enterprise. ICT provide access to information of tourism products from anywhere and at any time. Tour companies may also reach out to target customers around the world through a series of emerging technologies.
Accordingly, with this workshop we intend to raise a deep scientific analysis on the use of innovative models and technologies in the tourism and regional development context, enhancing the development of regions, promoting cultural education, the promotion of material and immaterial heritage and business in order to leverage the competitiveness and cohesion of territories, especially those of low density.
List of topics of interest:
⁃ Smart Tourism
⁃ Digital Tourism Communication
⁃ Identity, Image and Reputation of Tourist Destinations
⁃ Tourists Behaviour and Experiences
⁃ Adoption of Systems and Technologies
⁃ Pervasive and Mobile Computing
⁃ Usability and Accessibility
⁃ e-Commerce Branding
⁃ Big Data and Data Analytics
⁃ Social Media and Digital Marketing
⁃ Digital Marketing Strategies and Branding
⁃ Rural e-Business and e-Commerce
⁃ Gamification
⁃ Virtual, Augmented and Mix Reality
⁃ Digital Skills in Information Society
Organizing Committee:
Carlos Rompante Cunha, CeDRI & Bragança Polytechnic University,
Elisabete Paulo Morais, UNIAG & Bragança Polytechnic University,
Program Committee :
Agostinho Sousa Pinto, Polytechnic Institute of Porto & CEOS.PP, Portugal,
Beatriz Casais, University of Minho,
Cândida Silva, Polytechnic Institute of Porto & CiTUR,
Catarina Martins, UNIAG & Bragança Polytechnic University, Portugal,
Célia Ramos, CinTurs & University of Algarve, Portugal,
Dimitris Buhalis, Bournemouth University, England,
Elsa Esteves, UNIAG & Bragança Polytechnic University, Portugal,
Emanuel Peres, INESC TEC & University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal,
Grzegorz Słowiński, University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw, Poland,
João Paulo Sousa, Bragança Polytechnic University, Portugal,
Leonor Teixeira, IEETA / DEGEIT & University of Aveiro, Portugal,
Lineta Ramonienė, University of Management and Economics, Lithuania,
Luísa Lopes, UNIAG & Bragança Polytechnic University, Portugal,
Marin Vuković, University of Zagreb, Croatia,
Mário Sérgio Teixeira, CETRAD & University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal,
Osvaldo Rocha Pacheco, IEETA & University of Aveiro,
Paula Odete Fernandes, UNIAG & Bragança Polytechnic University, Portugal,
Raquel Meneses, University of Porto, Portugal,
Ricardo Jorge Correia, UNIAG & Bragança Polytechnic University, Portugal,
Vítor Mendonça, UNIAG & Bragança Polytechnic University, Portugal,
Paper submission and formatting guidelines
All papers must follow the formatting rules defined by the CISTI 2026 and be written in Portuguese, Spanish or English.
In the version of papers for evaluation by the Scientific Committee should not be included identification, e-mail or affiliation of the authors. This information should only be available in the final version of papers accepted for presentation and publication.
The evaluation version of the papers should be saved in PDF. However, the final version for publication must be saved in Word format.
Important Dates:
⁃ Deadline for paper submission: February 24, 2026
⁃ Notification of paper acceptance: April 3, 2026
⁃ Deadline for final versions and conference registration: April 12, 2026
⁃ Conference dates: June 17-20, 2026
