...Naïma Aïdi; Nathalie Fabry Purpose This paper aims to give meaning to the smart tourism destination (STD) certification, highlighting its main advantages and limitations. The case of Medellín (Colombia) presents characteristics worth studying. The city has suffered from stigmatization and has...

... be interpreted by visitors and may eventually affect their perceived image of a city. Hong Kong City branding Smart city Smart tourism Smart tourist destination the smart city attributes receiving the highest level of importance are related to livelihood conditions; smart city structure includes...

... and environmental concerns, and benefits from adapted governance. As a concept in construction, several terms have defined the contribution of technology in a tourism context. For its part, the “smart” concept in tourism is commonly used at two different levels. The first is smart tourism (Buhalis...

... testing showed high reliability and validity, further study is warranted to validate the measurement scales in the context of smart tourism. Second, given the relatively small sample size, the findings of this study should not be generalized to other populations. Originality/value – The authors...