Scientists at Kempten University want to ensure that the rush of visitors at peak times is equalized by providing advance information. Artificial intelligence helps with this.
The Hopfensee in Ostallgäu is considered a tourist hotspot in the south of Germany. The goal in the current phase is to help of “gentle’ methods to guide visitors. But are the predictions that researchers make really surprising? “At least not 100 percent,” says Professor Robert Keller, who leads the Füssen sub-project entitled “AIR’ – artificial intelligence-based recommender for sustainable tourism’“Instead of resorting to harsh measures such as blocking parking spaces or increasing parking fees, we first want to show visitors that it is getting full,’ says Professor Keller. “If a country bumpkin like me is walking in a forest and meets ten people, it might feel crowded for him or her - but not for a city dweller”