دور المسارات و الجولات السياحية الرقمية في إبراز معالم الجذب السياحية في مدينة الرياض للتحول نحو المدن السياحية الذكية

Abstract EN

This paper deals with the issue of smart tourism that is based on modern geographical techniques in the design of digital tour routes in Riyadh.

The development of the tourism sector is one of the most important objectives of the National Transformation Program (NTP) in in Saudi Kingdom Vision 2030.

The NTP is hoped to play an important and effective role in contributing to the national economy.

The tourism industry is a crucial component constructing smart cities in the world.

Therefore, it is necessary to shift to smart tourism that requires knowledge tourism awareness for tourism and economic factors besides the awareness of the activities and taking parts with tourists, in order to obtain tourist information in a timely manner and the right place through the use of the Internet.

This will help attract more tourists that meet their demands and satisfy their joys.

It will also contribute to highlighting the potential of the country's tourism, and thus become competitive.

Further, it will help decision-makers render smart decisions and smart planning, which would result in encouraging investment and tourism sustainability in this area.

The main objective of this study is to build an interactive web site that enables any citizen or tourist to easily access, use, and carry out advanced GIS analysis, with does not require any prior experience in the program through the Web App Builder for ArcGIS application.

The most important findings of this study is to provide an interactive digital platform on the web, enabling the tourist to easily access information and tourist sites.

The website will provide tourists with images and important links that give them more information and augment the desire to visit the site.

It also offer different options in the design of routes as per tourist's preferences in the city through the web.