The Polential Impact of 3D Printing Technologies on Travel and Hospitality Industry | ||
| Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality | ||
| Article 41, Volume 11, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 49-58 PDF (439.83 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jaauth.2014.57688 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Tamer Hamdy Ayad1; Ali El sayed Shehata2 | ||
| 1faculty of tourism and hotels, Suez Canal University | ||
| 2Hotels studies department, faculty of tourism and hotels, Suez Canal University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Technology is moving so quickly, and in so many directions. Nowadays, the 3D printing technologies is a global trend, and as it evolves, the 3D printing technology is destined to transform almost every major industry, including the travel and hospitality industry and change the way of our life, work, and manage the future, thus tourism stakeholders and policy makers need to identify potentially technologies, and carefully consider their potential, before these technologies begin to impact travel and hospitality industry. This paper aims to examine the potential impacts of 3D technologies on travel & hospitality industry, data were collected through interviews with a sample of tourism stakeholders in Egypt. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Information Technology; 3D printing; Tourism Industry; Egypt | ||
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