AGGREGATION AND PROVISION OF INTEGRATED TOURIST AND TRAVEL SERVICES (TouristHub)

TouristHub is a research project (action number: MIS 5030469) implemented in the framework of the Single RTDI State Aid Action “RESEARCH – CREATE – INNOVATE” under the priority sectors of Tourism, Culture and Creative Industries. The “RESEARCH – CREATE – INNOVATE” support measure has been launched under the Intervention II – Business Partnerships with Research Organizations, and is financed by the Operational Programme Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation 2014-2020 (EPAnEK).

The main objective of the Single RTDI State Aid Action “RESEARCH – CREATE – INNOVATE” is to support research and innovation by developing synergies among enterprises, research and development centers and the higher education sector. The Action aims at enhancing the entrepreneurship, competitiveness, productivity and extroversion of operating enterprises; integrating new knowledge and innovation to existing and new products, services, production systems and value chains; and increasing the national added value.

The project’s launch date has been 28/6/2018; the project is expected to conclude on 27/12/2020 (project duration: 30 months).

OVERVIEW

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PARTNERS

University of the Aegean – Department of Product and Systems Design Engineering
(DPSD)

DPSD participates in TouristHub through the research team of the Interactive Systems Design Laboratory

Computer Technology Institute and Press “Diophantus”
(CTI)

CTI participates in TouristHub through the research team ALGOCUR (Algorithms, Optimization, and Security).

NOVELTECH
(NT)

NOVELTECH has successfully implemented complex projects in the tourism sector, focusing on web portals, as well as smartphone/ infokiosk / augmented reality applications.

GLOBAL BOOKING SERVICES
(GBS)

GBS is a newly founded and rapidly growing tourist enterprise offering innovative travel and tourist services via its Internet platform.

ECO WORLD S.A.
(ECO)

ECO WORLD S.A. specializes in incoming tourism in Greece, particularly with ferry trips service provisioning such as booking and issuing ferry tickets online.

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