software automatically perform real-time queries through the platforms' APIs. This extracted and compiled information is integrated into a single directory to subsequently compare the results obtained at a specific moment with the historical data stored in a database. Finally, the information is updated for analysis and obtaining results. The use of these techniques is a very innovative alternative for measuring the phenomenon of TUVs and, above all, it is very useful for exercising public control over the private activity. So much so that the experience of Barcelona and Berlin is shared as a good practice to be imitated by the tourist destinations of the Smart Destinations Network6. The fact that the Administration develops its inspection powers using these new ICT tools based on web scraping certainly means that the Administration obtains relevant information for making decisions about the sector in smart tourism districts, thus being able to make better decisions taking into account the true extent of the phenomenon of the TUVs in that specific area or smart district (trying to avoid all the social and environmental problems that TUVs generate). Thus, if the Administration has accurate information on the number of existing accommodations in each sector (smart district), it can make appropriate decisions on urban design with a much broader and more detailed vision. 2. The importance of public-private partnerships In this ecosystem where inspection activities have to be developed, it is essential, within local public management, to strengthen public-private partnerships. We must put into practice the promotion of new interactions between the different subjects that operate in the market. Let us not forget that, in the field of tourism, and more specifically, in the field of tourist accommodation, new subjects have appeared on the market: collaborative platforms. Well, each of them must be clear about their responsibilities. 6 SEGITTUR and RED de Destinos Turísticos Inteligentes (2021). Guide to good practices in digitization for Smart Tourist Destinations: 50 good digital practices for a new generation of destinations, Available at: https://www.segittur.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Guia-50bbpp-digitalizacion-para-destinos-DTI_Segittur.pdf , date of last access: 3 December 2021.
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