Leveraging the Digital Economy to Promote an Inclusive Tourism Industry: Workshop Summary Report

Digital technologies are changing the way destinations and businesses facilitate tourism, develop products, gather data, access markets, and attract visitors.  This disruption creates new opportunities and challenges for many stakeholders in the travel and tourism industry, including groups such as women and micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs).  The workshop on Leveraging the Digital Economy to Promote an Inclusive Tourism Industry, held  in Vina del Mar, Chile, on 7 May 2019, aimed to create a discussion around how APEC economies can leverage digital tools to promote tourism, with an emphasis on enabling women and MSMEs to engage in the industry.