Tag: Tourism

Major Shake-up for Short-term Rentals ⚡︎

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. Let’s go directly to our curation of the top news in innovation, trends, and startups for the week: A hiccup for short term rental. Barcelona plans to ban all short-term rentals for tourists by late 2028 to address the housing […]

AI Creating Travel Experiences in Europe

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. It’s time for our weekly roundup of the top travel stories: The pursuit of happiness beyond profit. Attractions have traditionally centered around creating happiness, but their role extends far beyond profitability today. In partnership with IAAPA, we have crafted […]

Partnership for Better Travel Insurance

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. Here’s your weekly roundup of the latest trends, innovations, and startup news in travel: Tailored digital guides for guests. Barcelona-based Identify Travel has secured €400,000 to enhance its technological solutions for tourism. The company provides digital destination guides and gamified travel […]

🌱 Fresh Funds, Partnerships & Mobility Startups

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. Here’s your weekly roundup of the latest trends, innovations, and startup news in travel: Boosting the things people like to do. Holibob secures new funding to enhance its eCommerce engine for travel experiences. The UK-based company helps destinations and travel brands […]

Eleven. Trillion. Dollars.

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. Here’s your weekly roundup of the latest trends, innovations, and startup news in travel: Eleven. Trillion. Dollars. In 2024, the travel industry is set to hit a record high with $11 trillion in earnings, and it’s expected to soar to […]

When fiction changes real-world tourism

What do Eat, Pray, Love, Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, and Emily in Paris have in common? These cinematic productions had multimillion-dollar budgets and profits, massive audience success, and legions of fans, indeed. And all of them were created in very specific locations that became more visited, frequented, and began to receive tourism that did […]

The Hidden Route on Google Maps

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 a bus route that includes a well-known tourist spot from Google Maps. This wasn’t just any […]

Program to Create Sustainable Businesses

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. Here’s your weekly roundup of the latest trends, innovations, and startup news in travel: Thinking about making travel better for the planet? Travel4Impact, launched by Amadeus and IE University, is a fully funded program designed just for small and medium businesses eager to […]

Hotels are Enhancing Guest Experience

→ Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curation of the top travel news, straight to your inbox. let’s head to our weekly curation of the top news, trends, and startup stories in the travel industry: Luxury for new moms and babies. If you want to go deeper on the changing landscape of “family travel”, you can’t miss […]

Shuffling the Leadership Deck

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 making up 55% of the industry, they barely snag more than 8% of those top-tier board […]

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 […]

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 […]

Innovation in Action: Jakob Ipland at FutureTravel Summit 2023

We are thrilled to announce that Jakob Ipland, Head of Projects and Innovation at Wonderful Copenhagen , will speak at the FutureTravel Summit. Wonderful Copenhagen serves as the official tourism organization for the Danish capital region, with a dedicated focus on creating sustainable tourism developments through collaborative efforts with both public and private partners. Their […]