Introduction The term “Big Data” started its drastic growth “journey” in the 1990s (Diebold, 2018; Cox & Ellsworth, 1997; Mashey, 1998; Lohr, 2013), and has become especially important in the “last decade” (Akoka, Comyn-Wattiau, & Laoufi, 2017, p. 106; Baggio, 2016). In effect, big data has had a major impact on the tourism industry and throughout the … [Read more...] about Big Data: Its possibilities for facilitating customised tourism for Chinese tourists
Issue III - 2019
Making Places and Shaping Destinations in Brazil: Collaboration between universities, NGO’s and communities
Introduction Over the years, Breda University of Applied Sciences has developed a strong partnership with Brazilian Institutions. These partnerships have resulted in several types of collaboration. One of them is with Quilombaque, an NGO situated in Perus, a neighbourhood on the outskirts of São Paulo. Quilombaque is currently developing leisure and tourism as a … [Read more...] about Making Places and Shaping Destinations in Brazil: Collaboration between universities, NGO’s and communities