Author: Ana Metz

The Hidden Route on Google Maps

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. Barcelona, like many popular travel destinations, faces the challenges of overtourism. The city is proactive, experimenting with different strategies to keep daily life pleasant for residents while still welcoming tourists. An interesting step Barcelona recently took was to remove […]

The New Faces of Family Travel

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. We are proactive in spotting and pinpointing trends, behaviors, signals, and initiatives that repeat enough to forge a new reality and potentially a new concept. This is how we came across the so-called DINKs (Dual Income, No Kids) […]

Shuffling the Leadership Deck

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. People often call my attention that there is something a bit off about the travel industry – and once you know it, you can’t unsee it. Despite women being the ones behind more than 70% of travel purchases and […]

Report: Meet the Cities Changing the Way We Travel

Explore five cities leading the future of travel. With technology shaping urban landscapes, strategic tourism efforts become crucial. Through our “Meet the City” series, discover destinations leveraging smart tech and imaginative urban planning to redefine how we explore the globe. Get ready to explore handpicked destinations, where culture, history, and innovation converge to shape the […]

Holiday Bookshelf: Insights from Travel Leaders

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. We asked travel tech leaders about a book that genuinely influenced them, whether from a personal or business perspective. The result? A fantastic list of books, just in time for the festive season! As we approach this special time […]

Streamlining Reconciliation: 5 Best Practices to Optimize Global Payment Operations in 2024

FREE Report: Streamlining Reconciliation In the fast-paced world of travel, managing finances can be challenging. This report simplifies this complexity by offering practical steps to efficiently handle fund flows across different systems – a common issue for finance teams in the travel industry. You will discover how smart travel companies are simplifying their financial strategies […]

FutureTravel Summit 2023 Welcomes Sebastián Canadell as He Shares Insights on Mobility and City Branding

We are excited to announce that Sebastián Canadell, the Chief of astara Intelligence, will be delivering a keynote address at the FutureTravel Summit. Sebastián, who began his career as a Naval Architect, is now focused on revolutionizing the future of mobility. Through astara, he is committed to combining sustainability and addressing social challenges, providing a […]