The "2026 Smart Tourism Innovation and Development Forum" was grandly convened in Conference Room 504, Boya Building, Chongqing Normal University. Under the guidance of the Chongqing Municipal Commission of Culture and Tourism Development, the forum was co-hosted by Chongqing Normal University, Ctrip Group, the Chongqing Culture and Tourism Information Center, and the Chongqing Culture and Tourism Association. The forum was themed "Focusing on Interdisciplinary Integration, Jointly Cultivating Digital Cultural Tourism Talent." Since its inception in 2022, the Smart Tourism Innovation and Development Forum has been successfully held for five consecutive editions. The successful convening of this forum further consolidated consensus among all parties from government, industry, academia, research, and application, building a high-end exchange and cooperation platform for digital cultural tourism talent cultivation and high-quality development of the cultural tourism industry.

Source: Ctrip Academy

Editor Ⅰ: Zhang Congxiao

Editor Ⅱ: Zhang Wenwen

Editor Ⅲ: Pan Kaiyue