Centre for Digital Transformation in the Visitor Economy
We are dedicated to researching, endorsing, and advocating the power of information technology and digital media in the visitor economy.
Our aims
- Lead world-class research in technology for social good across four core areas
- Be a trusted partner for industry and policymakers, providing actionable insights and impactful recommendations
- Secure long-term, diverse research funding
- Drive impact through a clear process: identify issues, analyse causes, innovate solutions, set goals, engage partners, implement, measure results, share outcomes, and scale what works.
Research themes
Our research
We work in collaboration with leading academic, business, public and third sector partners across a broad spectrum of disciplines to provide rigorous and critical scientific foundation to deliver value to the visitor economy of tomorrow.
Our staff members
Dr Brigitte Stangl
Director of the Centre
Dr Brigitte Stangl is an academic, researcher and entrepreneur at the University of Surrey’s School of Hospitality and Tourism Management. She holds a doctorate and two master’s degrees from the Vienna University of Economics and Business, where she specialised in tourism, leisure, entrepreneurship and digital innovation.Her interdisciplinary research brings together tourism...
Partners
We have extensive industry links across the hospitality, tourism and events sectors. Partners have included organisations specialising in digital media and technology, as well as a range of other prestigious organisations.
