<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>During the Second World War, technology was developed for tracking objects or enemy aircraft, now known as contactless technology, which at that time was limited to only one type of technology, called RFID - Radio Frequency Identification. For years, contactless technology has evolved and NFC technology has emerged from RFID technology, which is labeled as short-field technology. Today, Bluetooth Beacon technology is also known and developed. All three technologies have a great application in tourism, such as contactless payment, toll collection, sharing of important information, access control, exchange of data between two smart devices, as well as many others. The aim of this paper is to indicate the significant application of contactless technologies in tourism, as well as to highlight the benefits and future implications of the examples presented.</p></abstract>

During the Second World War, technology was developed for tracking objects or enemy aircraft, now known as contactless technology, which at that time was limited to only one type of technology, called RFID - Radio Frequency Identification. For years, contactless technology has evolved and NFC technology has emerged from RFID technology, which is labeled as short-field technology. Today, Bluetooth Beacon technology is also known and developed. All three technologies have a great application in tourism, such as contactless payment, toll collection, sharing of important information, access control, exchange of data between two smart devices, as well as many others. The aim of this paper is to indicate the significant application of contactless technologies in tourism, as well as to highlight the benefits and future implications of the examples presented.

Contactless Technology as a Factor of Tourism Industry Development - A Review of Current Practices and Future Directions

Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Faculty of Sciences

Economic Themes

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During the Second World War, technology was developed for tracking objects or enemy aircraft, now known as contactless technology, which at that time was...

Contactless Technology as a Factor of Tourism Industry Development - A Review of Current Practices and Future Directions

Published Online: Sep 06, 2018

Page range: 179 - 202

Received: Jan 29, 2018

Accepted: May 28, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ethemes-2018-0011

Keywords
contactless technology, RFID, NFC, Bluetooth Beacon technology, tourism, tourism development

© 2018 Nataša Dragović et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Contactless Technology as a Factor of Tourism Industry Development - A Review of Current Practices and Future Directions

Published Online: Sep 06, 2018

Page range: 179 - 202

Received: Jan 29, 2018

Accepted: May 28, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ethemes-2018-0011

Keywordscontactless technology, RFID, NFC, Bluetooth Beacon technology, tourism, tourism development

© 2018 Nataša Dragović et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
contactless technology, RFID, NFC, Bluetooth Beacon technology, tourism, tourism development