Use of the Multi-Agent Paradigm in Sustainable Tourism

Abstract

Complex systems are characterised by a huge amount of components, which are highly linked with each other. Tourism is one of the examples of complex systems collecting various activities leading to the enrichment of travellers in the view of receiving new experiences and increasing economic prosperity of specific destinations. The complex systems can be investigated with various bottom-up and top-down approaches. The multi-agent-based modelling is the bottom-up approach that is focused on the representation of individual entities for the exploration of possible interactions among them and their effects on surrounding environments. These systems are able to integrate knowledge of socio-cultural, economic, physical, biological or environmental systems for in-silico models development, which can be used for experimentation with a system. The main aim of the presented text is to introduce links between tourism, complexity and to advocate usefulness of the multi-agent-based systems for the exploration of tourism and its sustainability. The evaluation of suitability of the multi-agent systems in tourism is based on the investigation of fundamental characteristics of these two systems and on the review of specific applications of the multi-agent systems in sustainable tourism.

The Concept of Comprehensive Tracking Software to Support Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas

“…To find the optimal visitor intensity for a protected area, interactions between the visitors, local nature, the local economy, and local community, visitor flows modelling provides vital insight [11]. Visitor counts can be used to form a model reflecting the dynamics of the destination system, allowing visitor flow simulations [21][22][23][24]. However, the quality of such models is critically dependent on the extent, quality, and readiness of the entry data [21].…”

“…It is recommended that the intelligent tour guide is implemented as a component of a complex destination application, which may become a cornerstone of systematic visitor management ( Figure 5). The intelligent software tour guide may use the concept of software agent [23,74], which at first identifies itself with the type of the visitor and then partly autonomously and partly in reaction on visitor's interaction seeks to maximize estimated enjoyment and experience, respecting the restrictive conditions, such as the carrying capacity. The concept of a persona may be used to differentiate the behavior of the software agent in accordance with the identified categories of visitors.…”

Identifikace globálních trendů v cestovním ruchu a jejich vliv na udržitelnost destinace

“…Specifičnost destinací i jejich prostorová odlišnost zapříčiňuje, že se destinace potýkají v tomto ohledu s různými problémy, které ovlivňují jejich udržitelnost a také vyžadují rozdílné přístupy a nástroje (Mowforth a Munt, 2009;Husáková, 2018). Toto potvrzuje i studie Peeters a kol.…”