AIRBNB SPENDS A FORTUNE TO SMOOTH OUT UNPLEASANT STAYS Video

Andrew J. Wein -
Born between 2007 and 2008 from the idea of two students who decided to use the web to rent a small space of their home, Airbnb has been able to collect impressive success and carving out a place in t ...

COSTA RICA ENCOURAGING RECOVERY OF THE TOURISM SECTOR

Joe McClain -
Tourism-related activities in Costa Rica have shown great recovery and dynamism prior to the relaxation of measures to contain Covid19. According to data from the Costa Rican Tourism Institute, during ...

BARCELONA TRYING TO LIMIT MASS TOURISM

Justin N. Froyd -
The return of tourism after the pandemic results in civil unrest and social movements whose aim is to limit the amount of visitors to the city. Mass tourism has returned to Barcelona in full strength ...

CAR-FREE CITY CENTER: LESSONS FROM BARCELONA AND LJUBLJANA

Just walk or bike to the city center? We can hear the outcry all the way here. And yet there have long been role models that show how a car-free city center can function. We took a look at what cities ...

NEW ECO-TAX ON CRUISE SHIPS WORRIES LOCAL TOURISM IN BARCELONA

Andrew J. Wein -
The tax being prepared by the authorities in Barcelona to tax polluting emissions from cruise ships, container ships and other large vessels "would not have a deterrent effect" on tourism. So says Edu ...