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2009/03/09

VILAU heads the MEDIATUR PROJECT: New approaches to managing tourist contents

Thirteen companies and Spanish universities (VILAU, Activa Multimedia, Moviquity, Gesfor, VICOMTech, Gestión Local, Araldi, IBATUR, Integrasys, ADM, San Sebastián Turismo, Vigo University and the University of the Balearic Islands), have developed Mediatur "New approaches to managing tourist contents", a unique strategic project run by enem (Spanish Technological Platform of Network Audiovisual Technologies), under the aegis of the R&D&i Department of the Government and funded by the Ministry for Industry, Tourism and Commerce within the 2008-2011 R&D Support (Avanza I+D) sub-programme.

Mediatur, which began on 24 September 2008, aims to develop a technological platform that allows multimedia contents to be managed, customized and reused within the tourist value chain, and their publication in a distributed multi-format setting.

VILAU heads this project aimed at establishing a contents distribution platform to be disseminated electronically for target managers (promotional campaigns, daily offers, travel information...), and for the tourist offices (data screens, mobile appliances, interactive digital information points).

The current situation inside the Tourist Organisation is rather bleak, as the complicated management of the large amount of audiovisual resources generated and the poor use of said resources mean that the sector is being left behind. More innovative and attractive formulas are therefore needed to attract today´s tourist.

The Mediatur Technological Platform will generate great benefits for the target managers and tourist offices, as it will design promotional campaigns, daily offers, dynamically generate customized tourist packages and new contents publication interfaces.

The development of this project will likewise have a huge socio-economic impact, as new business opportunities will be created to reuse the contents and technological tools to generate dynamic tourist packages. It will also better position the travel offices within the tourist value chain.