Navigating Tourism with Data and AI Insight!

Franziska has recently finished her PhD studies in the field of educational science and teacher training at the University of Salzburg. She is a passionate teacher and teacher trainer and enjoys conducting empirical research in the field of education using qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods analyses.

Monika is after 20 years in tourism industry and academic tourism research experienced and specialized in business and research projects with focus on sustainable product & business development and innovation processes.

Alexander is a Student at JKU, studying AI. at the JKU in Linz. He has experience in project development and nearly 10 years of experience in coding. Currently, he mostly codes in Python, Java, Typescript, and also C#.

Gregor is a student at JKU Linz, studying AI. With experience in project development and about 10 years of coding experience, he specializes in Python, C#, Java and R

Veronika is a Data Scientist with more than 7 years of professional experience in Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning. Her projects include NLP for marketing analysis, intelligent voice assistants, automatization of healthcare systems, and others.

Oliver is a Data Scientist with 5 years of experience in academia. His interests include in time series and stock market prediction. Recently, he started to look into video analytics methods.

Patricia has recently finished her master’s studies in Innovation and Management in Tourism at FH Salzburg where she focused her research on digital solutions and user experience improvements for city destinations.

Markus is a master’s student in sociology and project assistant at the Department of Sociology and Social Geography at the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg. His research interests lie in fields of spatial sociology, social inequality, the multifaceted aspects of tourism, and quantitative methods of empirical social research.

Sara studies AI at JKU and psychology at PLUS, bridging tech and psychology. Her projects span from using NLP to assess charismatic language, exploring CNNs in computational neuroscience, and harnessing the perspectivist data manifesto to mitigate AI bias

The outstanding work of professor Egger who delivered four webinars on AI for tourism destinations was truly inspiring and invaluable to our network of tourism offices.

In recent years, thanks to Roman’s active support and expertise, we have been able to realize several big data and AI projects with great insight for the destination Munich.

We have been in contact and engaged in exchanges with Roman Egger for over 20 years. During this time, he has provided valuable advice, delivered presentations, shared knowledge, and collaborated on projects. Our partnership with him has always been highly productive, significantly contributing to what Ski amadé represents to its customers: Austria’s most innovative ski destination.

Roman is truly a pioneer in the intersection of information technology and tourism. His scientific ambition and genuine curiosity for technology-driven innovation are complemented by a steadfast focus on practical needs and relevance. Personally, I find great value in our exchanges on an equal footing, enriched by his extensive experience, which leaves us feeling genuinely well-guided.

Besides the many projects I do with Roman, he is one of my favorite sparring partners for new ideas and projects when it comes to market research and AI. He is always ahead of the crowd.

The use of professor Egger’s data has really helped us in measuring the effect of our marketing activities. Being creative and responsive of our ideas has been a true success factor. Looking forward to our collaboration for 2024.