Thailand aims at turning mass tourism spots which tend to be very cheap and more about quantity into quality spots for foreign tourists. The focus of promotion campaigns will no longer aim at reaching targets on the number of world foreigners to visit the country, but rather focus on the
The French government has proposed a €600m (£420m; $655m) package of urgent aid for farmers, who have blocked roads for days in protest at falling prices. Most of the money will help farmers deal with a cash crisis by cancelling or deferring tax payments. But some of the money will
“The use of Web 2.0 tools by Italian contemporary art museums”. This is the title of an article that has been recently published on Taylor & Francis Online, by Roberta Garibaldi (University of Bergamo, Italy). The issue presents an analysis about cultural institutions and the possibility to make use of
Spain’s tourism season is underway. But of the 65 million tourists that visit the country, less than 300,000 will come from China. Spain wants to treble that number in the next five years and hotels and tourist hot-spots have already begun the process of becoming more Chinese friendly. Read original
Passionate about gastronomy and arts? From Picassos in France to Warhols in New York, these are the restaurants where the walls rival their menus. Read original article at harpersbazaar.com
The Prime Minister today announced the government’s new Five Point Plan to boost tourism right across the UK – spreading the benefits of one of our fastest growing sectors beyond the capital, helping to create jobs and rebalance the economy. Read original article at gov.uk
The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) will host a Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) three-day intensive sustainable tourism-training programme at the PATA Engagement Hub in Bangkok from September 15-17, 2015. Tourism and environmental professionals seeking awareness of global best practice in practical and achievable sustainable tourism are invited to participate.
Improving Taiwan’s tourism strategy by focusing on quality as opposed to quantity. A new strategy for the coming 4 years has been approved and signed by the National Development Council. Travel packages catering for special needs of senior tourists and those with disabilities as well as setting a focus on
Social media gives travelers a global voice. We can share praise of responsible tourism operators and positive experiences across our networks, encouraging others to travel with a conscience. Of course, certain travelers unaware of the consequences of their actions may share experiences that are irresponsible, often to be put right
To some, the food carts littering the sidewalks of New York City are nothing more than street meat. To others, they represent a gastronomic paradise. These two faces of street vending have been side-by-side since the first entrepreneur thought to peddle his food on the city’s streets centuries ago. But in
“The rolling hills of the northern French region, where the grapes for the sought-after bubbly are grown, already have some of the most expensive agricultural land in Europe,” the ABC story said. “But inclusion on UNESCO’s vaunted list can bring further economic benefits, because as well as being a powerful
Despite its wide-reaching socio-economic impacts, tourism still receives limited attention as a tool for development. On the occasion of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 13-16 July), UNWTO calls for higher support for tourism in international financing for development flows to maximize the sector´s contribution
Parma will compete for the title of UNESCO ‘City of Gastronomy’ for its prosciutto and cheese as well as its architecture, was put forward for the UNESCO Creative Cities network by the Italian National Commission for UNESCO. Read original article at italoamericano.org
Mass tourism has been a major complaint from locals and prompted the city’s mayor to propose a tourist cap, while some sights have gone as far as banning large groups. In a poll conducted by Barcelona’s city hall, 5.3 per cent of respondents said tourism is the biggest problem facing the
On the 8th of July MEPs voted on TTIP in the European Parliament, and the vote didn’t go the right way. This gives the green light to TTIP officials to keep negotiating. The people behind TTIP want this deal done by the end of the year. So it’s time to up our
One third of the food we grow gets wasted, not eaten. But an amazing movement in France just won a law making supermarkets give unsold produce to the poor and homeless. The whole EU is consulting on how to stop supermarkets cancelling vast orders of food farmers have grown for them.
