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the agreement that they have with conservatives and if the note i will say that they say they will pull out and move it. to reset the social democrat party outside the government ok simon young thank you very much for that information. so moving on to now you're watching news we'll have shift we want him in this fall have shifted and technology program coming up for you stay tuned for that will have more news at the top of the hour i'm back and it is thanks for joining us. here so. you should know. don't miss our. look closely. carefully. to.
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discover who. subscribe to the documentary. these days more people can afford to travel than ever before i'm constantly daydreaming about my next holiday but how can you travel smart how can you help preserve the environment and sights and avoid bothering locals i want topic today on ship.
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tourism is booming 1400000000 people travel internationally every year half of them in europe but tourism doesn't only bring profit places like broth nick. and then is struggling to handle tourist rolls some say they have been b. is pushing out local residents and turning entire cities into giant hotels. like instagram which fuel our desire to visit and photograph memorable sites when the more tourists than a given place or its residents going to handle we speak of all the tourism can cutting edge technology help make several friendlier for both visitors and locals we asked small travel expert lisa kinney from the german digital as association bit come in till christmas when it comes to tourism digitalisation has great potential for enhancing sustainability to begin with it's about making information easily accessible if you can access information like real time data on tourist numbers you
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can regulate their movement more sustainably which means less over tourism another option is connecting smart travel options with one another this allows us to get from a to b. more efficiently tourists have an abundance of information and can opt for a more sustainable solution. consciously choosing sustainable solutions sounds good oh and here comes my favorite image of the show. great going on the road but back at home gaming to take up space nobody really needs to put pressure on the . tourism today is smart. to me smart tourism means using the options digitalisation provides us to minimize risk as far as possible and sustainability is also important. for instance in how you get to a place services like eco passenger help travellers compare different routes in terms of their emissions. if you want to know how to travel by train in asia or
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africa you can visit the man in seat 61 a bloke created by rail expert mark smith from britain. if you're traveling by plane sites like atmosphere will calculate your journeys carbon footprint and convert it into the sum needed for carbon offsetting a flight from burning to capetown would produce the equivalent of $150.00 euros which you could donate to climate protection projects directly on the site. other providers use a similar principle. sustainability isn't only about c o 2 it's also about social sustainability such as reforestation or education traveling could also mean flying to the amazon to help with social projects there are people interested in that type of trip can use social b. and b. which lets you put developmental conservation projects for a stronger focus on local projects they're off platforms like work away in public.
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for simply booking accommodation they're being bees a greener alternative the commissions go to support local projects the site is still in development as off most of the services are sustainable travelling. is there to talk it would be great if we could expand the data networks and share data better we even have the technology to collect data as tourists. let's say i don't find a given offer very sustainable i could suggest another if i use the potential there is in the right way we can also do good. i agree but let's keep some insider secrets free of location tax maybe it's ok to not tell everyone where this field of lawson's is or it might share the fate of the poppies on lake elsinore in california so many people trampled the flowers there but the fields eventually had to be made off limits and there are alternatives instead of feeding all the tourism we can make a contribution to science take these holidays snapshots they can also become part
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of a smart tourism datable. jurors can contribute their photos to citizen science projects and supply valuable data for research on coasts animals and plants. the university of fields coast woods project examines all types of coastlines whether cliffs mud or sad. vacation is going to upload their photos and specify the exact location to the coast which website the images go into the global data bank and help scientists to better understand the risks of rising sea levels. from. the wild me project by an american ngo documented to migrate 3 parts of wildlife anyone whether tourist or researcher cannot blow photos of wild animals to the site artificial intelligence recognizes each animal bites individual traits and records the date time and location the
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photo was taken this allows scientists to follow migrate to repentance and users can see where the animal they photographed on their holiday has moved on to. anyone can take pictures of clouds with nasa's globe observer app and again help researches. the u.s. aeronautics and space administration compares the photos and other data like time and place with their own satellite images which among other things helps them improve research on the atmosphere and climate. scientists the only ones who benefit from big data tourists going to in the city are into china for instance tourists movements are tracked so that the city can inform visit those location will be so 2 hour was in advance the un world tourism organization contends that smart cities are best equipped to handle mass tourism in 2019 for the 1st time the
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european commission named 2 cities european capitals of smarts tourism. and helsinki we went to both to see how smart acknowledged looks in action is. in finland. welcome to helsinki or at least to. now anyone anywhere can explore with their v.a.r. headset and without traveling. the virtual duplicate of finland capital was created by design company marketing manager lowry is showing the headset to visitors. slip it on and you can see what it's like to stand in front of helsinki cathedral in future it may even be possible for people to virtually attend concerts and exhibitions or go shopping and. not everyone. this is why we need to be able to. explore the.
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place. physically. visiting house and if we are travel time and the resulting c o 2 emissions those who head to helsinki in person have to decide what to do 1st among the many sites and food options. the website provides tips options. then there's the question of how to get from a to b i. subway or city rail or by public or with the nearest car share. the app whim allows you to search for a book and pay for the various means of transportation available in helsinki. or look at the city and said hey if i have any chance of telling my kids or my grandkids that look this is what the traffic looked like here 2015 to look at it
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now when people are happy they have their freedom but the city is much more much more clean it's much more convenient a nicer for people to live with but users need to only check one out to plan their journey and local residents have also been leaving their cars at home more often which is good news for helsinki as the city plans to be carbon neutral by 2035. the other european capital of small tourism is in southern france we took a tour of the city to see just how smog you can get there take a look. at guides uses through leon's trouble and network of interconnecting alleyways corridos and stay always. uses geolocation to tourists through leon's most picturesque or just in the old town. and provides background information. along the way. in
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the beginning of the city marketing initiative only tells visitors how they can use the app to explore the city and discover leone's inside those spots. but locals also benefit it's something that is very important to us because. actually there are people leaving and so. to. try to picture to the public but also to preserve the body. you have. some works as well. another part of smart your ease your wit these digital signs can rotate 360 degrees and share up to date information for instance on festivals visitors can connect to each smartphone and be guided to the events or train stations especially useful for
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those without cars other bikes available for rent at various points around the city also by of course. the concept of leone is to give visitors a guided excursion through the city by bike instead of i told us. we want to discuss and to make this go over the city. respecting the minds you want to visit silently. smog tourism is designed to make a city more pleasant for those visiting it and that those who need it. is clear that digitalization is fundamentally changing travel the reality check we can see the world's most beautiful cities without having to travel there and visit
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unesco world heritage sites like the cologne cathedral we can get up close to wildlife in the jungle and in the ocean 360 degree panorama shots give us complete views of hotels before we book and biometrics speedup checking in at the airport but not every innovation increases efficiency but japanese robot hotel for instance fired about half its service robots because they made more work for its human staff and they saved. if you're interested in finding out more check out our you tube channel well show you more small tools that can help you on your holidays you can find out which gadgets can replace your luggage and how you can talk to locals using smart devices how do you use digital tech when traveling which gadgets do you take along let us know on one of our channels i'm looking forward to hearing from you.
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