Future Tourism in a Robot-Based Economy

Download or read book Future Tourism in a Robot-Based Economy written by Craig Webster and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Purpose: Future tourism will take place in a robonomic economy (robot-based economy, robonomics). The massive introduction of robots, artificial intelligence and automation technologies which will lead to the advent of an economy that will be qualitatively different from the current economy. The robonomic economy will have profound implications on the nature of work, level and sources of incomes, leisure time, politics, international trade and relations, ownership rights, etc., hence leading to major social, economic and political challenges and tension. Design/methodology/approach: This is a perspective article that shows how tourism will be in a robonomic society. Findings: This paper elaborates on the tourism/hospitality implications of robonomics, the positive and negative impacts of robonomics to tourism and vice versa.Originality/value: This is one of the first papers to discuss tourism implications of a future automated society.