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21.224 reseñas y puntuacion 1.4/5 I wonder why we keep traveling with this company. Why don’t we boycott it? The abuses this company commits against consumers by inventing rules that go against any law are unacceptable in 2024. We don’t do it simply because they have a monopoly in some airports. This company is the epitome of how politics is ruining us! On their website, they claim to be "Europe’s Favorite Airline". But according to Trustpilot, that is clearly not the case. With 21,224 reviews and a rating of 1.4/5, it’s the worst I’ve ever seen. And to think the worst part of this company is the people who work for it. I am boycotting RYANAIR from now on! I will never travel with a company that treats its passengers the way they do. Ryanair - Europe's Favourite Airline

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Malaga | 274,573 Hotel Overnight - Stays Reservations in March 2024 Malaga, the beautiful and always sunny Andalusian city, Capital of the Costa del Sol, recorded according to data provided by INE, the National Institute of Statistics which publishes monthly figures concerning the volume of incoming flows a result of 274,573 overnight -stays hotel reservations in the month of March 2024. After this analysis, the Hotel Occupancy Survey determined that 55% of the tourists who visited Malaga came from abroad. The most numerous in the order are those coming from the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States of America. Behind these three nations, the French market is the fourth consolidated market with 5,094 bookings, the Italian is the fifth with 5,025 and the Dutch occupies the sixth place with 4,876 Hotel reservations. A very interesting statistical detail it should be underlined is that tourists from The Netherlands numbered more than 100,000 consolidating the Dutch flow as a very emergent market. The data is very eloquent, in fact the overnight stays about the Dutch market reached a number of 13,579, higher than the French one with 10,092 and the Italian with 9,987. Undoubedtly very comforting and encouraging figures for the city of Andalusia which makes Malaga's tourist operators very optimistic for the rest of spring season and of course pleased for the notable results of this March 2024. Links : https://lnkd.in/ehf2WT72 https://lnkd.in/eVDWYiVh https://lnkd.in/ehf2WT72

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😩 Overtourism vs destination stewardship 🌤️ The case of overtourism presents a unique opportunity for a paradigm shift. There is a critical need to move from a model which measures success purely by visitor numbers / dollars spent ➡️ a model that also takes into consideration the well-being of residents, and the impact on the environment. As an industry, we need to learn how to measure the carrying capacity of a place, get more creative with how we disperse tourists (think off-the-beaten path itineraries or changing the narratives on ‘off’ seasons), before we love all our favourite places to death. ☠️ Tourist destinations need to be created in harmony with community needs, adopting a destination stewardship approach that seeks to maintain a happy community, whose natural and cultural assets remain protected, sustaining longer-term tourism that comfortably supports rather than exploits a destination. 🌿 https://lnkd.in/e-H4bN5x

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Is overtourism becoming the new normal? Inflation or no inflation, concerns about the economy or no concerns, overtourism is becoming the new normal. Travel has become such a fundamental part of the basic human needs. After you take care of your physiological needs: food, shelter, clothing, sleep, etc., next comes health, family and…travel. This is Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs 101. Overtourism is a more serious problem than what many tourism professionals think. Revenge travel in the post-pandemic era is fueling part of the demand, but the real reason is the growing middle class and disposable income that will only exacerbate the overtourism problem in the years to come. During the last 25 years, over 2.5 billion people were elevated from poverty to middle class status. Over the next 20 years another 2 billion people are expected to do so. Why is it important? Middle class means disposable income. Disposable income means travel. As a former director of a government tourist office (GTO) in New York, I have seen most Government Tourist Offices (GTOs) and DMOs shut down offices or vegetate with ever decreasing marketing budgets. This does not allow many destinations to proactively promote offseason activities and off-the-beaten path local destinations thus redirecting demand and tourist traffic. By working proactively with airlines, OTAs and tour operators, GTOs and DMOs can shift travel demand to the shoulder and low seasons, and to less-popular regions of the destination. The lack of these initiatives quite often results in overtourism in the high season months to a few internationally renowned cities, places and attractions, and very low demand for the rest of the country. Overtourism could be eased by a comprehensive private-government strategy and organization, better price management and technology: mandatory advance reservations for attractions allowing control of traffic; introducing pricing structure flattening demand toward shoulder and low seasons; local government measures to limit car/bus traffic/parking near downtown areas or near attractions, spiking hotel occupancy taxes in high season, etc. Thousands protest in Spain's Canary Islands over mass tourism https://lnkd.in/ehE8dU-w

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🌍📉 Forbes.es presents a recent study by Evaneos that reveals that in 🇪🇸 Spain, 45% of people support government-imposed limits on the number of tourists, with 70% favoring stricter regulations in protected areas. These findings highlight growing concerns about sustainable tourism and environmental protection. Spanish people also recognize the cultural and economic benefits of responsible tourism. #SustainableTourism #Evaneos #ResponsibleTravel

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Thanks Fede Durán and El Mundo for your interview! In Destinia we genuinely believe that tourism is an undeniably "force for good". It brings wealth to destinations, boosts local entrepreneurship, and is the best way to broaden horizons, foster empathy, and help the society to advance. However, it faces clear sustainability challenges of two kinds. Firstly, like any other industry, there are issues related to waste production and the environmental impact of its activities. The second type of challenge concerns the sustainability of destinations, their carrying capacity, and the social impact of tourism on residents. Here, there is much work to be done, but this is precisely where travel tech companies are not just crucial, they are absolutely indispensable. It’s not merely a question of whether Spain can host 85 million tourists or 100 million, but whether it can accommodate them all at the same times and in the same places. Technology companies must enable local entrepreneurs to diversify destinations and sub-destinations and to reduce the seasonality of tourism. On one hand, this involves empowering and promoting the activities of small local businesses, which should be able to benefit from the economic activity around them and need the amplification that only technology and our platforms can provide. On the other, by creating better, different, and higher value-added products in various locations, we help manage the carrying capacity of destinations more sensibly, foster the emergence of new entrepreneurs bringing prosperity to their towns and cities, and combat phenomena like the “España vaciada”

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#specialissue #AdministratitveScience Sara Campo Vidy Díaz Dear Colleagues, Tourism is entering a new era in which digitalization, innovation, and sustainability are shaping its future. The convergence of these factors has revolutionized tourism and its impact on marketing and hotels. The role of technology has drastically changed the way brands communicate with tourists, and the emergence of increasingly advanced technologies is forcing us to constantly rethink marketing strategies to remain competitive and innovative. We have seen changes in consumer behavior, with people becoming more environmentally conscious. Sustainability therefore acts as a key driver for innovation, encouraging tourism firms to adopt innovative ideas and find novel solutions without exploiting the social, environmental, or economic environment. Therefore, the resilient strategic process of the global tourism industry requires new ways of thinking, technological interventions, crisis management, and how public policies should intervene/intermediate to overcome the uncertainties identified from a marketing perspective. This Special Issue aims to address all these processes and stimulate knowledge to generate new alternatives and definitive measures of change in the global tourism industry. Therefore, this Special Issue aims to publish cutting-edge academic research that investigates current issues related to tourism and hospitality marketing. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following: See the picture and link https://lnkd.in/dm9ujsaq Share and promote!! #SeguimosTransformando #SeguirTrabajando Universidad de La Laguna (ULL) Tenerife Global Summit

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Another Country sets restrictions due to over-tourism...a very real issue that may affect world travel and tourism...a very real issue that may affect world travel and tourism #hospitality #hotels #beststays https://lnkd.in/eJYCTA-Q

The most relevant topics to be discussed are the impact of travel on the environment, the risks AI poses to privacy, keeping pace with technological advancements, and the fear that technology will replace humans. #AI #Technology #Sustainability #Insights https://lnkd.in/gp-J-_vZ

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Valladolid – Spain | Great MICE Tourism Success Valladolid, beautiful and captivating city in the north-west of Spain, a centre of considerable interest in the community of Castilla y Leon, known for its medieval sites, among which the magnificent Gothic church of San Pablo stands out, it consolidates itself as a tourist power in the MICE segment. Very significant data have been recorded by local tourism institutions which have found that of the more than 250 million euros of the total economic impact of tourism in Valladolid, 30% of the revenue comes from the MICE sector. The city hosted the celebration of the I MICE Forum Castilla y León in the Miguel Delibes Auditorium organized by the Junta de Castilla y León, a day that saw the presence of numerous agents of the tourism sector at regional and national level. The Councillor for Tourism, Events and City Brand participated in the round table that had as its focal theme "How meeting tourism develops, new events, new trends of the I MICE CyL Forum. " During the meeting, the Councillor addressed all participants and operators, underlining that Valladolid is an ideal and suitable destination to host congresses, meetings and incentives with the capacity to accommodate 2000 people in a single location, boasting over 600 restaurants and highlighting that the city can provide about 4000 beds. In the statements in which it is pointed out that 30% of the revenue comes from the MICE segment with over 250 million euros of revenue, it must be added as a resonant figure that the average stay of congress tourism is 2.54 days compared to 1.7 of conventional tourism and these figures reflect the importance of the sector in the economy of Valladolid, a sign of the growing need to achieve specialization. The Councillor also echoed his Department's commitment to hosting these types of events in the city, an action already contemplated in the 2024-2027 Strategic Tourism Plan. This three-year program includes several lines of work to further strengthen the MICE department with the implementation of more resources, more spaces, more staff available in order to homogeneously converge all the demand to be able to successfully assist all segments in a personalized way. https://lnkd.in/eP_kjSnr

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Nuestros días son maravillosos realizando lo que nos apasiona ! Our days are wonderful doing what we are passionate about! #hotels #travel #hilton #luxury #architecture #arquitectura #hoteles #fotografiahoteles #hotelphotography #photography #home2suites

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✈️ Efforts to mitigate overtourism are an increasing acoustic in today's tourism landscape, and it is always interesting to read and learn about destinations' responses to this complex issue. When discussing overtourism, it's useful to consider findings from a study by Peeters et al. (2018), which sought to better understand and assess the issue of overtourism. When we consider these suggested indicators and compare them with destination responses to overtourism, it is easy to see how well-intended local responses to overtourism often do little to mitigate the potentially broader, bigger-picture national policies which may significantly contribute to overtourism. 💡 Findings from the study (p.16) suggest that the most relevant indicators for overtourism are: ✅ Tourism density (bed-nights per km2 ) and intensity (bed-nights per resident). ✅ The share of Airbnb bed capacity of the combined Airbnb and booking.com bed capacity. ✅ The share of tourism in regional Gross Domestic Product (GDP). ✅ Air travel intensity (arrivals by air divided by number of residents). ✅ Closeness to airport, cruise ports and UNESCO World Heritage Sites. 👇 It's very interesting to read that some hoteliers in Mallorca have backed calls to develop plans to combat overtourism.

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#Menorca visitors are increasingly more satisfied with the travel experience in this Balearic Island. Fundació Foment del Turisme de Menorca shared our #dataintelligence, showing the strength of this year-round destination. Learn more about Menorca’s destinations performance in @menorcaaldia https://buff.ly/3JYCcJt #travel #tourism #dataintelligence #TravelTechnology #Mabrian

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Hello everyone!👋🏽 I'm working on my Bachelor's Thesis (TFG) about Luxury Tourism and Generation Z✨. If you can, I would really appreciate it if you could take a moment to respond to my survey, which takes less than 5 minutes, and I also appreciate if you share it📢. Find the link in this post. Your participation would be highly valued! 💪🏽 #LuxuryTourism #GenerationZ #Survey"

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The second group of my students from the Applied Data Analytics course at TecnoCampus went to the urban waste recycling plant of Grup TERSA. What a great opportunity to get in contact with a top industry and try to optimize their production via #machinelearning.

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These are certainly very interesting numbers, but I firmly believe that the leadership of the tourism market is not only related to the number of arrivals, which of course also depends on the size of the country and where it is located, but that what makes the difference is to ensure that people who travel have an engaging experience. In addition, now more than ever, it is crucial to ensure sustainability to tourism, making the arrivals profitable for the country's economy while respecting the citizens and resources of the areas visited. One country to give an example is Costa Rica. 🌱 Another one: Switzerland. 🏔

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