Dear reader, over the last few decades, factors and processes leading to a more globalised and interconnected world have been providing us with increasing opportunities, ranging from extended work opportunities and new professions to multiple options for our leisure time and a virtually unlimited amount of information available at a very limited cost. Nevertheless, the same … [Read more...] about Editorial – Issue V
Issue V - 2021
The Digital Bow – Empowering initiatives of indigenous community-based tourism during a pandemic
Introduction Due to increasing economic and political power imbalances within some communities, indigenous groups are often pushed towards the margins of the society. For instance, the legacy of colonization still determines the lack of social recognition of certain indigenous groups, contributing to the deterioration of their cultural assets and to the threat of displacement … [Read more...] about The Digital Bow – Empowering initiatives of indigenous community-based tourism during a pandemic
From an online journey to a physical presence in a destination: digital strategies for the recovery of the industry post-COVID19. The case of the Van Gogh Sites Foundation
Introduction The tourism industry has been the most relevant sector in terms of growth over the past decades, impacting socio-economic development, increasing employment, improving infrastructure, and generating revenue (World Travel & Tourism Council, 2019). When Covid-19 hit in early 2020, however, the tourism industry was faced with an unprecedented crisis. Global … [Read more...] about From an online journey to a physical presence in a destination: digital strategies for the recovery of the industry post-COVID19. The case of the Van Gogh Sites Foundation
Work-Integrated Learning: an approach to facilitate continuous innovation in higher tourism education
Introduction The tourism industry is contributing globally to a large number of jobs. More than one in seven enterprises in the EU’s non-financial business economy is considered as a “tourism activity” (EU, 2015). Widespread research in tourism economics confirms positive impacts on destinations and national and regional growth (Kum, 2015). Governments of many countries have … [Read more...] about Work-Integrated Learning: an approach to facilitate continuous innovation in higher tourism education
The future of work
The various political and social responses to the COVID pandemic have led to profound changes in how we work and how we socialize. Rather than predict (in reality, guess) the future of work, it is much more productive to begin by considering Latour’s (2020) critical question posed near the beginning of the pandemic: what do we want to see return and what do we not want to see … [Read more...] about The future of work
