DEPLOYTOUR

The aim of the DEPLOYTOUR project is to establish a European Tourism Data Space (ETDS). By providing a trustworthy data space architecture based on guidelines and rules, the exchange of data between actors in the tourism sector is to be promoted in order to create sustainable and innovative developments. Due to the dependence of the tourism sector on other sectors, the ETDS is intended to function as a comprehensive, interoperable data space.

The challenge 

The goals of the DEPLOYTOUR project are ambitious: one challenge is to develop a data space for the entire European tourism sector. Five heterogeneous pilot implementations are already being carried out in the project, reflecting the different characteristics of the sector. Furthermore, the planned interoperability with other tourism-related data spaces (local tourism data spaces, mobility data spaces, etc.) poses a challenge: the ETDS must be interoperable both within and with other data spaces.

Our service   

The Fraunhofer ISST contributes to the project in particular with experience and knowledge gained from the development of Eclipse Dataspace Components (EDC), the Data Spaces Support Center (DSSC) and the International Data Spaces Association (IDSA), as well as from existing data space initiatives. The institute is particularly involved in shaping the technical implementation and governance structure.

The result  

The desired outcome of the DEPLOYTOUR project is a Europe-wide tourism data space for all stakeholders in the tourism sector. This will form the technological and legal basis for making relevant data available to participants. Furthermore, the ETDS will also provide the technological basis for exchanging data with participants from other sector data spaces.

The partners

The DEPLOYTOUR project brings together a diverse range of 43 partners from 13 countries:

The funding

• Funder: European Union (EU)
• Funding number: [DIGITAL-2023-CLOUD-DATA-AI-05] — [Data Space for Tourism]
• Duration: 10/2024-09/2027