AI, Blockchain, and Metaverse in Hospitality and Tourism Industry 4.0: Case Studies and Analysis

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Adel Ben YoussefProfessor University Côte dAzur (GREDEG-CNRS) & Economic Research Forum Google scholar https://scholar.google.com.vn/citations?user=6iwfKBcAAAAJ&hl=en https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8396-001XAdel Ben Youssef is Associate Professor at the University Côte dAzur and has a PhD from The University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis. He worked for University Paris Sud and the EDHEC Business School before joining the University of Nice. Ben Youssef has coordinated several research projects in multilingual and multicultural setting for the African Development Bank the European Commission several French ministries the Economic Research Forum Cairo and UNDP. Ben Youssef has published more than 60 academic papers in different fields such as digital economics industrial economics environmental and resources economics. His publications appear in World Development Environmental and Resources Economics Energy Economics Technological Forecasting and Structural Change Journal of Agriculture and Food Industrial Organization Energy Policy Energy and Development Economics Oxford Development Studies Middle East Development Journal Economics Bulletin Journal of Applied Business Research European Journal of Industrial Economics and Policy among others.Pushan Kumar DuttaAssistant Professor Grade III Amity School of Engineering and Technology Amity University Kolkata IndiaE-Mail: pkdutta@kol.amity.eduGoogle Scholar Link: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=VoTEU o0AAAAJPushan Kumar Dutta is a distinguished assistant professor in Grade III at Amity University Kolkata specializing in electronics and communication engineering. He holds a PhD from Jadavpur University and completed a postdoctorate with a scholarship from the Erasmus Mundus Association at the University of Oradea Romania. Dutta has an extensive research background with diverse interests including data mining AI edge computing predictive analytics earthquake precursor study and more. As an accomplished editor he has edited multiple books for reputable publishers such as IET IGI Global De Gruyter CRC Press Elsevier and Springer. He has also authored numerous book chapters and serves as a reviewer for renowned publishers like Springer Wiley CRC Apple Academic Press Taylor & Francis. Duttas contributions to academia include over 42 articles published in Scopus- indexed journals along with several IEEE Xplore articles and Springer Lecture Notes publications in 2023 alone. His expertise is recognized globally through keynote speeches delivered at international events like the Data Science Europe Summit. In addition to his academic pursuits Dutta actively mentors students and coordinates sports and innovation competitions at Amity University Kolkata. He teaches classes on Internet of Things (IoT) robotics and engineering while being involved in various technical programming committees for prestigious conferences worldwide. Furthermore his achievements include receiving the ATAL NITI Aayog Mentor of Change recognition from National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog. Under his guidance a group won the Best Presentation Award worth $1000 during the Tech Connections session held by Johnson Controls. Duttas passion for education is evident through his copyright entitled Innovative Digital Teaching and Learning for Professional Readiness. He has an H-index of 13 and 768 citations to date. He continues to make significant contributions to the field of electronics and communication engineering.Ruchi DoshiPhD IEEE Senior Member Founder Chair IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) LiberiaAssociate Professor and Research Supervisor Department of CSE Universidad Azteca MexicoEmail: ruchi.doshi@univ-azteca.edu; doshiruchi18@gmail.comGoogle Scholar Link: https://scholar.google.com.sg/citations?user=lYhmZdEAA AAJ&hl=en&oi=aoRuchi Doshi has more than 16 years of academic research and software development experience in Asia Europe and Africa. Currently she is working as Research Supervisor and Associate Professor at the Azteca University Mexico and Adjunct Professor at the Jyoti Vidyapeeth Womens University Rajasthan India. She worked at the BlueCrest University College Liberia Africa; BlueCrest University College Ghana Africa; Amity University India; Trimax IT Infrastructure & Services India. She is interested in the field of machine learning and cloud computing framework development. She has published research papers in peer-reviewed international journals and conferences; three Indian patents; three books on cloud computing machine learning mobile cloud computing intelligent IoT systems for big data analysis and mobile application development. She is reviewer advisor ambassador and editorial board member of various reputed international journals and conferences with IEEE Springer and Elsevier. She is an active member in organizing many international seminars workshops and conferences. She is nominated by IEEE Headquarter USA for the Chair of Women in Engineering (WIE) position in LiberiaWest Africa.Manohar SajnaniEditor-in-ChiefAmity Research Journal of Tourism Aviation and Hospitality (ARJTAH) Dean Faculty of Hospitality & Tourism Director Amity Institute of Travel & Tourism Amity University Uttar Pradesh Noida Mentor Amity Scholl of Film and Drama & Amity School of Communication Amity University Uttar Pradesh Noida IndiaEmail: msajnani@amity.eduGoogle Scholar Link: https://scholar.google.com.sg/citations?user=dPoBjaYAA AAJ&hl=en&oi=aoManohar Sajnani is a celebrated professional with more than 30 years of teaching and industry experience and is a destination marketing and tourism management expert with specialization in information communication technologies in tourism and hospitality industry. His research areas are interdisciplinary cutting across several disciplines including people management and tourism business laws creating value for both travel organizations and the end users. He is a consultant scholar distinguished academician and a thought leader in true sense who is known for his passion to bring practical orientation to academics in tourism and hospitality across different levels of education. He is researching lecturing advising and consulting tourism and hospitality organizations and his books and publications are referred widely by all sections of tourism and hospitality industry. He is known for engaging audience during his keynote presentations and deliberations at seminars and conferences globally. As a member of PATA (Education & Training Committee) as well as Think Tank World Tourism ForumLucerne Switzerlandhe has constructively contributed and his dynamic engagement continues toward the betterment of members of all related communities and stakeholders.