Newry Creates @Amplified26 November 2015

Kieran Swail i3 Innovation Specialist in Tourism,

Southern Regional College

Introduction

▪ Tourism in Ireland - Rising Visitor Expectations ▪ Role of Technology and Tourism - Rise of Mobile▪ Emerging Trends - some considerations▪ Recent Projects ▪ How SRC can help

Visitors to Ireland +

Euromonitor figures show mobile travel sales hit $96 billion in 2014,12.5% of global online travel sales. Annual growth of more than 20% is predicted in the next five years

Bristol which has installed more than 200 beacons around the city which provide data to visitors, via their smartphones, relevant to where they are.

Technology & Tourism – emerging themes

▪Augmented Reality - Musseden Temple and Trinity College▪Virtual Reality – WildWithin Destination BC▪NFC - Nice Bike Trail▪iBeacons - Metropolitan museum of art▪Smart Cities - Bristol▪Cashless Cities - Cork▪#RealTimeTravelGuides on Twitter - VisitEngland▪ RFID – Cadbury Marvellous Creation Events▪BIG DATA▪Sharing Economy▪Interactive Experiences▪MeTourism - personalised

#RealTimeTravelGuide

▪ The Southern Regional College’s (SRC) business centre▪ Supporting and promoting:

1. Industry2. Innovation 3. Incubation

▪ A team of 5 research lecturers and business development officers ▪ Over 1,500 companies engaged▪ Building BETTER BUSINESS

We are

▪ The Southern Regional College’s (SRC) business centre▪ Supporting and promoting:

1. Industry2. Innovation 3. Incubation

▪ A team of 5 research lecturers and business development officers ▪ Over 1,500 companies engaged▪ Building BETTER BUSINESS

We offer

▪ R&D expertise in a range of industries▪ Technology & knowledge transfer▪ One-to-one mentoring and consultancy▪ Customised training & workforce development▪ Student, graduate and academic placements▪ Easy access to funded support▪ Incubation space and premises to rent▪ Networking opportunities▪ Information resources▪ Publicity and market positioning▪ Partnership deals▪ Recruitment support

We serve

▪ Start-ups and established businesses▪ Sole-traders and micro-enterprises▪ Small-to-Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs)▪ Multinationals (250+)

i3 -Industry

1. Industry expertise

Creative & digital media Engineering & manufacturing Food

Life & chemical sciences Computing Renewables & environmental technologies

Care Construction innovation Tourism

i3 -Innovation

1. Innovation Voucher2. Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) 3. FUSION4. ESP FUSE5. Connected

2. Innovation programmes

1. Training & development1.1 Regulatory1.2 Bespoke tailored programmes1.3 Apprenticeships (Higher Level Apprenticeships)1.4 Short courses1.5 Specialist workshops1.6 Subsidised & Non-subsidised

2. New Tourism Courses 2016 Introduction to Augmented Reality Podcasting for your Business

3. Training

I3 Business Bites - Meetups

Tomorrows Visitors.com

i3 - BETTER BUSINESSpromotional video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVTbSNPpO-c

i3 - BETTER BUSINESSSouthern Regional College (SRC)

Newry, Co.Down, BT35 8DNT. +44 (0)28 3025 9664

i3@src.ac.uk; www.src.ac.uk/i3 www.facebook.com/i3src www.twitter.com/i3src