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21Jul2021

TOURISM SECTOR AND COVID-19

Tourism is one of the world’s most outstanding economic sectors, employing one in every ten people. COVID-19 has been a turning point in all sectors and industries. And tourism has suffered the most from the consequences of the global pandemic. Right now, one in three destinations worldwide (34% according...

30Jul2021

THE TOURISM SECTOR AND TRAVEL MARKETING

What do we mean when we talk about travel marketing? Firstly, we are referring to the set of strategies and techniques used to communicate and promote a certain product or service focused on the tourism sector. We are in an era where digital is the...

04Aug2021

TOURISM AND INTERNATIONAL LAW

The tourism sector is linked to several areas of law, including in many destinations to constitutional law. That is, both tourists and tourism workers have constitutional rights in one way or another. The proper regulation of the various obligations and rights of tourists and tourism...

11Aug2021

TOURISM TRENDS 2022

The situation for tourism remains rather unusual as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The crisis has marked a significant change for everyone, and above all for tourism, one of sectors hit hardest by the virus. 2020 was the year in which international tourism...

25Aug2021

THE EVOLUTION OF THE TOURISM SECTOR

Tourism has evolved hand-in-hand with changing technology, communications and marketing practices. While in 1950 the world welcomed 25 million international tourists, according to UNWTO data, by 2019 this had increased to 1.5 billion. The massive increase in the number of people joining the middle classes...

01Sep2021

THE IMPORTANCE OF TOURISM FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Sustainability is a concept that has been gaining social and political recognition, not least due to the coordinated launch of the Millennium Development Goals in 2000, and now with the 2030 Agenda and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Established in 2015 and promoted by...

08Sep2021

YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON THE TOURISM SECTOR

Both Centennials and Generation Z (those born between 1996 and 2010) are changing the way we conceive all economic sectors, including tourism. These generations are known for their high levels of social empathy, environmental awareness, and for their creativity. Young people are digital natives; information...

25Oct2021

How can education and training systems contribute to structural changes in the tourism sector?

Tourism is made of people, it’s a labour sector, so the investment in qualifications and digital skills is crucial to ensure training at all levels of the sector's workforce. In the field of education and skills, tourism faces the challenge of ensuring the training of future professionals as agents of change, while also ensuring the integration of sustainability into educational and training projects. Finding and validating new ways of developing and certifying new competences is a challenge for the tourism sector, and for all the education and training institutions.

22Nov2021

Hospitality 2.0 or the role of innovation in the post-covid hospitality industry

In the 21st century, the hospitality industry has undergone significant transformation, much of it driven by innovative technological solutions. With growing awareness of the environmental impacts of almost every economic sector, over the past five years technology has mainly been used to reduce costs, increase efficiency and advance sustainability.

16Dec2021

What does the new era of hospitality and tourism education look like?

Hospitality education has always evolved very fast. Nevertheless, the Covid-19 crisis only accelerated the shift towards digitalization. Many educational institutions had to switch from traditional learning methods to online in a matter of a few days or weeks. At Les Roches, as part of a joint project with Sommet Education and the other schools of the network, for example, classes went online in just one week, responding to the demands of the pandemic as well as the decisions of local authorities in a flexible and agile manner.

10Mar2022

Digital On-Line Education and Sustainable Tourism

In 2019, destinations worldwide received 1.5 billion international tourists -- a new record. While economic data was positive, the escalating costs of overburdened ecosystems and strained infrastructure were causing an invisible burden on destinations worldwide. Seventy percent of surveyed sites near heritage attractions, along coastal areas, on islands, and in rural areas were affected by environmental impacts in 2019. However, few solutions were available to tourism managers worldwide via academic training.

16Aug2022

Renewed UNWTO and Amadeus Partnership

As tourism restarts, now is the time to fully realize its enormous potential to drive economic recovery and growth, to provide jobs and opportunity and to contribute, directly or indirectly, to all 17 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Achieving this will not be easy. If we are to do so, we will need strong partnerships and for international organizations, UNWTO included, to work in harmony with governments and the private sector.

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