BRUSSELS WANTS AIRBNB AND UBER TO COLLECT VAT

Anna Luebke -
The European Commission has proposed last week that platform operators in the passenger transport and short-term tourist accommodation sectors, such as Airbnb and Uber, among others, be responsible fo ...

MASS TOURISM BECOMING LONDON’S PRESSING PROBLEM

Kevin Eagan -
London is a popular tourist destination, but mass tourism causes inconvenience for locals and the infrastructure. ...

BIG DATA AND SENSORS: SEVILLE USES TECHNOLOGY TO BOOST TOURISM

Nik Fes -
Seville, the Andalusian capital, has launched a 'Smart Tourist Office' in order to automatically analyze big data – the occupation of spaces, consumer habits and much more – in order to improve the to ...

ENSURING SMOOTH TRAVEL EXPERIENCES FOR YOUR CUSTOMERS

Theodore Slate -
In a world that is moving faster and faster and where digital technology is becoming increasingly important, tourism professionals have a great deal to play for. To offer a perfect travel experience t ...

CRUISE INDUSTRY FACING THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES IN ITS HISTORY

Andrea Hausold -
Before the pandemic, the global cruise industry had been growing for years, culminating in a preliminary peak of 30 million passengers worldwide in 2019 – up from 25 million in 2015. Around 450 cruise ...