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Smart Cities’ role in Travel & Tourism

Publisher GlobalData
Published Nov 10, 2025
Length 78 Pages
SKU # GBDT20613818

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Smart Cities’ role in Travel & Tourism

Summary

This report analyzes the key theme of smart cities’ role in the travel and tourism sector. Smart cities are spreading across the globe. This report provides an insight into key trends, challenges, and recommendations, as well as providing concrete case studies to help the reader see examples of cloud computing technologies in action.

Increased urbanization and the challenges created by a changing climate are causing growing infrastructure headaches for cities, which will only worsen. These challenges are driving the growing development of smart cities. This market will be worth $417.0 billion in 2028, according to GlobalData forecasts, up from $204.8 billion in 2023 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.3%. The plethora of Chinese tech-led, surveillance-driven cities has been joined by a new breed of renewable energy-focused cities, notably in the Middle East. Digital twins, particularly, are behind the successful operation of many cities, including London, New York, and Paris.

Reasons to Buy
  • Understand the impact of smart cities on the tourism industry, using case studies to help you understand how you can adapt and understand this theme. Assess the strategies that companies are adopting to succeed in smart cities.

Table of Contents

78 Pages
Executive Summary
Players
Technology Briefing
The use of sensors and platforms defines a smart city
The development of smart cities
The early adopters
China’s state-sponsored initiatives
The new cities of the Middle East
Smart cities, smarter technology adoption
Smart city technologies
Trends
Technology trends
Macroeconomic trends
Regulatory trends
Travel & tourism trends
Industry Analysis
China’s smart cities
Market size and growth forecasts
Impacts
Improved destination management
Sustainability advancement
Efficient urban mobility
Data-driven marketing and targeting
Enhanced accessibility and inclusivity
Challenges
High implementation costs
Data privacy and security risks
Fragmented governance
Digital inequalities
Maintenance and obsolescence
Recommendations
Adopt integrated governance models
Prioritize data protection frameworks
Maintain human-centric tourism experiences
Align smart tourism with urban livability
Focus on interoperability standards
Case Studies
Antwerp, Belgium
Copenhagen, Denmark
Marina Bay, Singapore
Seoul, South Korea
Toronto, Canada
Timeline
Value Chain
Platform layer
Smart city platforms
App layer
Smart buildings
Smart transportation
Smart infrastructure
Smart grid
Services layer
Companies
Public companies
Private companies
Smarter Cities
Sector Scorecards
Industrial automation sector scorecard
Who’s who
Thematic screen
Valuation screen
Risk screen
IT services sector scorecard
Who’s who
Thematic screen
Valuation screen
Risk screen
Glossary
Further Reading
GlobalData reports
Our Thematic Research Methodology
About GlobalData
Contact Us
List of Tables
Table 1: Technology trends
Table 2: Macroeconomic trends
Table 3: Regulatory trends
Table 4: Travel & tourism trends
Table 5: Public companies
Table 6: Private companies
Table 7: Smarter Cities
Table 8: Glossary
Table 9: GlobalData reports
List of Figures
Figure 1: Who are the leading players in the smart cities theme, and where do they sit in the value chain?
Figure 2: Smart city technology readiness
Figure 3: Smart cities now span the globe
Figure 4: The leading Chinese smart cities
Figure 5: The smart cities market is expected to roughly double between 2023 and 2028
Figure 6: The smart cities story
Figure 7: Smart cities rely on many technologies, but especially the IoT technology stack
Figure 8: The smart cities value chain – platform layer
Figure 9: The smart cities value chain – app layer - Smart buildings
Figure 10: The smart cities value chain – app layer - Smart transportation
Figure 11: The smart cities value chain – app layer - Smart infrastructure
Figure 12: The smart cities value chain – app layer - Smart grid
Figure 13: The smart cities value chain – services layer
Figure 14: Who does what in the industrial automation space?
Figure 15: Thematic screen - Industrial automation sector scorecard
Figure 16: Valuation screen - Industrial automation sector scorecard
Figure 17: Risk screen - Industrial automation sector scorecard
Figure 18: Who does what in the IT services space?
Figure 19: Thematic screen - IT services sector scorecard
Figure 20: Valuation screen - IT services sector scorecard
Figure 21: Risk screen - IT services sector scorecard
Figure 22: Our five-step approach for generating a sector scorecard

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