CONTENTS 15 3.2.1. Big data and the reuse of tourist information; 3.2.2. The Internet of Things and connectivity; 3.2.3. Cloud computing; 3.2.4. Blockchain; 3.3. The use of ICT to reach higher levels of sustainability and tourist quality; 3.3.1. Destination’s support capacity; 3.3.2. The residents’ participation in the decision making; 3.3.3. Improvement in mobility and energy efficiency in cities; 3.3.4. Increase in the quality of tourism services and economic profitability; 4. The Main Challenges before Smart Tourism; 4.1. Data protection and privacy: the importance of privacy in the design and by default; 4.2. Inclusive technological development; 4.3. Digital tourism detox; 4.4. The collaborative economy in tourism; 5. The Control Activity of Public Administrations in the Digital Ambit; 6. Conclusion; 7. Bibliography. Margarida Rosado da Fonseca and Filipa Veiga Gomes Tourism Law and Competition – A Portuguese Perspective 417 A. Executive Summary; B. Preliminary Remarks; B.1. The scope of “tourism” activities; B.2. The importance of tourism for Portugal; C. Competition and Tourism – Context; C.1. From the perspective of the European Union; C.2. Under Portuguese law; D. Competition Advocacy and Enforcement prior to COVID -19; D.1. Merger control; D.2. Other areas of competition law and enforcement; E. The Paradigm Shift with the Outbreak of COVID -19; E.1. Tourism during the COVID -19 outbreak; E.2. State support for tourism and state aid; E.2.1. Support at EU level; E.2.2. The importance of State aid;
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