22
OCT

When platforms challenge professions: alliances and divisions among Swiss hoteliers

Colloque / Congrès / Forum, Cours public
Ouvert au grand public
22.10.2024 15:15 - 16:45
Présentiel

Tourism has been profoundly shaped by the digital transformation. This presentation examines the impact of online platforms on the Swiss hotel industry, with a particular focus on hoteliers. Drawing on sociological theories of professional groups and platform economies, it highlights how platforms do not affect the tourism industry uniformly. Instead, the rise of online platforms has led to a reconfiguration of relations, fostering both alliances and divisions among hoteliers. Prof. Surdez offers a detailed exploration of these varying dynamics, revealing how digital platforms are not simply a technological novelty for the hotel industry but a sociotechnical phenomenon that is actively reshaping professional boundaries, practices, and hierarchies.
Quand?
22.10.2024 15:15 - 16:45
Où?
Site PER 21 / Salle A230
Bd de Pérolles 90, 1700 Fribourg
Organisation
Human-IST
Anna Jobin
anna.jobin@unifr.ch
Blvd. de Pérolles 90
1700 Fribourg
Intervenants
Prof. Dr. Muriel Surdez

CYCLE d'événements:
Digital Society: Digital Transformation in Society and Culture

This interdisciplinary lecture series is organized by the new Master minor programme "Digital Society". It presents various issues and areas of research in digital society and culture. What are the major contemporary challenges? Who are the major players and their roles, what are the stakes?
 
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