下面你将听到一段有关旅游与科技的讲话。

Today, I am going to talk about tourism and digitalization. In social terms, digitalization is expected to continue propelling the travel experience. The use of technologies including the "Internet of Things", artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and blockchain technology has resulted in a tourism offer that is more attractive, efficient, inclusive, and sustainable. It has also facilitated innovation and rethinking of processes, with a view to tackling challenges such as overcrowding seasonality, and developing smarter destinations. //
    Digitalization has a positive environmental impact and can yet have a greater one, with innovations in manufacturing, smart assets and efficient use of resources contributing to a more sustainable industry footprint. Some major impacts on the sector as a whole are the development of smart travel facilitation, smart destinations, and a new wave of job profiles. //
    In the same way the smartphone has transformed telecommunications and media into a comprehensive smart travel model. It includes smart visas, borders, security processes and infrastructure which will revolutionize tourism. With consolidation of these tools, passengers can book their flights and check in online, have their boarding passes on their smartphones, go through automated clearance gates and even validate their boarding passes electronically to board planes. These measures improve both travel facilitation and security. //
    A smart destination is one with a strategy for technology, innovation, sustainability, accessibility and inclusivity along the entire tourism cycle: before, during and after the trip. A smart destination is also one with residents as well as tourists in mind, factoring multilingualism, culture and seasonality into tourism planning. This is why smart destinations are key to the transformation of the tourism sector. By continuously and accurately measuring, integrating and analyzing data for efficient decision-making, prioritization and anticipation of challenges, they create a seamless and exciting experience for tourists while managing local resources efficiently. //
    Smart destinations can make tourism governance more inclusive through inclusive entities, such as trusts or foundations, which represent all public/private stakeholders in the destination. They can help ensure maximum accessibility in sites, products and services, eliminating barriers to mobility. And they allow us to analyse sustainable tourism management through different lenses. Consider, for example, population change from variation in tourist flows makes tourism’s impact difficult to measure. Technology-based data tools, such as big data management systems, can help people capture and process large volumes of data and better understand the impact of seasonality on tourism and on sustainability. It can therefore help them to predict and manage tourist flows in order to more efficiently and effectively manage destinations. //
    The future of travel is technology-based, so tourism jobs will require both technical and advanced soft skills used to effectively implement and manage smart initiatives. The greatest societal impact of digital transformation in tourism may be the effect on the sector’s workforce. 1 in every 10 jobs worldwide are provided by tourism. Like in other economic sectors, intelligent automation will change the nature of some travel jobs and eradicate others altogether. However, digitally-enabled growth will also generate new employment opportunities that could outpace the automation of existing roles, especially as strong growth is forecast for the sector. //
    Startups and micro, small and medium enterprises are drivers of technology-based innovation and entrepreneurship in tourism. They will take on an increasingly important role in developing the skills needed for the jobs of the future. The sector should therefore prioritize strengthening those companies so they can become integral parts of the tourism value chain, and boosting technology-and skills-based education, training and policies that stimulate innovation and decent employment. //
                                                                                                                                        (原文选自UNWTO世界旅游组织新闻报道)