APPLICATIONS OF DIGITAL MODELS IN INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT IN SMART TOURIST CITIES: AQABA CITY OF JORDAN AS A CASE STUDY

Abstract

This study focused on highlighting the most important virtual technological applications at the global level used in the growth and development of tourist cities, by reviewing the most important technological means used in managing smart tourist cities and the conditions and procedures that must be provided in the urban transformation in tourist cities from their traditional framework to the digital framework that keeps pace with global developments in the digital tourism industry and meeting the requirements of sustainable tourism development by focusing on the city of Aqaba in Jordan. The study found the importance of adopting digital models with their multiple applications in providing sustainable management in tourist cities and transforming them into competitive digital tourist destinations and giving them comparative advantages in light of the rapid development at the international level in the growth and development of a high-end tourism industry.

Keywords

• digital models
• smart cities
• integrated management
• e-tourism
• virtual tourism