Aladdin Book now available
As already mentioned in the second edition of the Aladdin newsletter the project consortium worked on the publication of a book about the project. The result of this work is now available!
The book titled "At Home in the Destination - The Aladdin Platform", published by the project consortium in March
2007, sets out the results of the project in the area of analysis and conceptual design of a mobile, multilingual
system to support travel groups and individual travellers (tourists as well as business travellers) at travel
destinations.
Current challenges related to the provision of appropriate and frequently updated information for mobile users at the
destination today are examined for the two target groups: employees in tourism such as tour guides and tour
organisers, and travellers. This examination is based on an in-depth analysis of different travel destinations
participating in the project, each representing a different travel type. The results of this analysis and the use
cases derived from it are presented in detail.
The IT solution developed in the project is also discussed from different perspectives and the potential benefits of
such a mobile support platform are presented in detail, focussing also on the aspect of providing information to
users, tailored by user profiles, and on the aspect of multilingualism that plays an important role in the travel
arena.
Finally the opportunities offered by the proposed solution are shown and a vision of a future travel scenario with a
system like Aladdin is outlined.
The book is primarily addressed to:
- Tourism managers in destinations,
- IT companies dealing with travel-oriented software,
- Incoming tour operators,
- SMEs at destinations, offering services to travellers.
It applies to people responsible for different tasks in destinations who want to learn how the use of such innovative
ICT technology can improve their business and what opportunities are provided by the use of such a mobile and
multilingual solution in their destination. The book can also be seen as background information to help IT-oriented
companies to develop solutions supporting the Aladdin philosophy.
Furthermore, the book illustrates current challenges in travel management, and so can be used to check the services
offered by the reader's own company and to develop new services addressing the needs of travellers today and in the
future.
The book is published in English, containing approximately 160 pages with a number of graphics and tables.
Interested? The book can be ordered online from the IAO shop using the following Link www.iao.fraunhofer.de/d/shop/index.hbs.
