La référence québécoise en information sur les tendances en tourisme
The opening of the gigantic Tropical Islands theme park just outside Berlin has all of Europe talking. What amusement park trends will emerge in 2005? +++ The Commentary from Liping A. Cai, Professor and Director at the Purdue Tourism & Hospitality Research Center. Water play One segment in particular seems to be enjoying exceptional growth: [...]
Read moreSpain’s Cantabria University conducted a study to determine whether that country’s hotel classification system was an accurate indicator of the quality of actual hotel experiences. The results showed that customers staying in luxury establishments had proportionally higher expectations than average. Since the criteria for awarding stars is based primarily on tangible elements, this sometimes leads [...]
Read moreTourism Trends > The cruise industry will experience explosive growth. > An older, better-educated population in Europe and North America will increasingly seek ecotourism and cultural travel products. > “Slow cities” and “slow food” trends will expand from Italy to much of Europe. > London, New York, Sydney and Dubai will be the leading tourism [...]
Read moreTourism Trends The cruise industry will experience explosive growth. An older, better-educated population in Europe and North America will increasingly seek ecotourism and cultural travel products. “Slow cities” and “slow food” trends will expand from Italy to much of Europe > London, New York, Sydney and Dubai will be the leading tourism poles through the [...]
Read moreThere is nothing new in the observation that price is a deciding factor, or even the deciding factor, in consumer behaviour. What is new is that the economic model associated with low prices is becoming more and more popular. Companies adopting this model make it their mission to offer high-calibre, no-frills products that are in [...]
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