La tecnologia in una nuova prospettiva di fruizione turistica. Un’osservazione a Santiago di Compostela (Spagna)

Tourism contributes to the formation of 4% of European GDP, reaching third place for socio-economic importance after the trade and construction. Its potential is enormous, and for this reason the development of tourism future will increasingly have to consider the social, territorial cohesion and the protection of local cultures. Environmental quality and the enhancement of cultural, traditional and gastronomic, that is, all those resources specific to the area, are increasingly becoming a strategic variable to compete in increasingly globalized markets and standardized. Also for the economy of Galicia tourism is an important voice, contributing to 10% of GDP and 10% of the Autonomous Community. Santiago de Compostela is one of the Galician city at the confluence of major tourist flows. This paper aims to verify how the Galician government is implementing technology in tourism development strategies of the city of Santiago de Compostela, to enhance the attractiveness of cultural tourism.