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IOT supported sustainable

tourism transition

The innovation is of an infrastructural (techno-
logical) and process nature. We have developed
a communication upgrade of classic meters (sen-
sors), with specific components based on IoT
technology, which enables a stable and contin-
uous connection of the meters with the central
communication base (Lorawan Gateway), where
anonymised data is collected. The innovation en-
ables automated measurement of key concepts
(i.e. behaviour), which contributes to the stability,
reliability and credibility of monitoring people’s
behaviour and the impacts of their behaviour.
The innovation enables the measurement of elec-
Concretely, the innovation refers to monitoring tricity consumption (by different patrons), wa-
the behaviour of guests in accommodation facili- ter consumption (by different patrons) and the
ties, which are increasingly subjected to the pres- amount of wasted food. In addition to the tech-
sures of a sustainable transition (i.e. reduction of nology enabling automated monitoring of the
negative impacts on the environment). In particu- extent of the impact (e.g. wasted food, electricity
lar, companies in the sector of accommodation consumption in rooms, hot water consumption in
and similar facilities (SKD I55) have extreme dif- rooms), sensors are also used to measure the oc-
ficulties in establishing monitoring of guests’ be- cupancy of places where the impact occurs (e.g.
haviour and the impact of such behaviour, mostly bathroom, restaurant), which automatically also
due to staff shortages and the specifics of the monitors factors that affect consumption (e.g.
working environment (i.e. ensuring the quality of number of consumers, extent of occupancy, time
services and maintaining guest satisfaction). As a of occupancy).
result, the innovation increases the sector’s abili-
ty to develop data-driven measures to reduce its
environmental footprint and move from typically
adopted approaches of copying measures (e.g.
communication tools) with questionable effec-
tiveness, often proven to be ineffective.

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