Atlas of new professions studied the tourist industry of Kazakhstan at all stages: from the activities of travel agents and tour operators, organization of excursions and travels, to the provision of temporary accommodation in hotels, tourist bases and ethno-aulas. To create an atlas of new professions in the tourism industry, 14 in-depth interviews were conducted, 103 industry experts took part in the survey on forecasts for the future of the industry, 135 experts participated in foresight sessions. As a result, 17 new professions were developed, 8 transforming and 17 disappearing professions were defined.
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1. BIG DATA AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Tourism is actively developing under the influence of the large-scale use of Big Data, the expansion of artificial intelligence, which transform the landscape of the industry and open new opportunities. Promotion of the tourism product in the near future will be carried out through online travel platforms that bring together leading market players.
Technologies of augmented and virtual reality will be widely used to attract and serve tourists. Mobile applications of tour-navigators will be created for quick orientation of tourists in places of stay, as well as for construction of individual travel route. In order to improve the service and safety of guests, hotel business will implement the concept of "smart" hotel, everywhere introducing intelligent devices.
If you want to INNOVATION TECHNOLOGIES in the Sphere of Tourism, such professions of the future will be suitable for you:
- 1 Big-Data analyst (in tourism)
- 2Predictive Analytics Specialist (in tourism)
- 3Immersive Designer
- 4The developer of intelligent tourism platforms
- 5The navigator of tourist routes
- 6Innovative manager (in hotel business)
- 7Service operator for innovative equipment
- 8VR device operator
- 9UAV operator (in tourism)
2. DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF TOURIST DESTINATIONS
Despite the fact that tourist destinations of Kazakhstan today are not widely represented in the world tourism market, but having unique natural resources and objects of cultural and historical heritage, our country has a huge potential to take a worthy place in world tourism.
The growth of popularity of domestic tourism and recognition of Kazakhstan in the world tourism industry, will require significant attention to the development of tourism and recreational areas and promotion of tourist destinations in the domestic market and abroad.
If it's important for you to learn about our country in the World Tourism Market, you can choose professions of the future, such as:
3. TOURISM PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION
The most popular types of tourism in Kazakhstan will be ecotourism, ethnotourism and agro-tourism. Much attention will be paid to space tourism development (in the form of visiting Baikonur launch site).
The main principle of tourism sphere development will be transition of tourism objects to green and renewable energy sources, caring attitude to environment and care for preservation of national culture.