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This paper aims at developing and applying an indicators system for smart tourism destinations in order to better understand the current situation of a set of destinations which are developing smart tourism policies. The indicators were developed by adapting existing indicators in tourism destination management and smart cities literature, creating a new system based on a smart destination theoretical model that establishes three interrelated levels in which smart destinations are grounded: strategic-relational, instrumental and applied levels. Within these levels, nine different dimensions to be measured were identified. The indicators were constructed in collaboration with a public organisation (INVAT.TUR) devoted to providing technical assistance to smart destinations and were pre-tested, readjusted and then applied to a set of destinations of the Region of Valencia (Spain).Obtained findings reveal an uneven performance of destinations in the different dimensions of the three levels. A notable performance is observed in indicators for connectivity and online marketing, while more efforts need to be done in accessibility and sustainability initiatives. However, disparities are evident between different indicators and destinations. These results are discussed and framed within the relevant literature on smart destinations while providing information for destination managers and policy makers to adapt and replicate these indicators in their own territories. This paper is a first attempt to develop and apply indicators to measure smart destinations progress in literature and therefore constitutes an important precedent for future studies.

<p>El concepto turismo inteligente o “Smart Tourism” se ha convertido en un término de moda ampliamente utilizado por investigadores y profesionales de distintas disciplinas. No obstante, es un concepto que contiene distintos interrogantes que deben ser resueltos para avanzar en el conocimiento científico del tema. Con esta motivación, este artículo contabiliza y categoriza la producción científica asociada, aplicando un estudio de mapeo sistemático, novedoso en el ámbito del turismo. Los resultados obtenidos se combinan para dar respuesta a un conjunto de preguntas de investigación, siguiendo para ello una estrategia o protocolo fundamentado en un proceso sistemático de revisión de la producción científica. </p>

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