During the tourism fair ITB 2018 in Berlin, Hendrik Wintjen met with the Tourism Minister of Costa Rica, Mauricio Ventura, head of the Instituto Costarricense de Turismo (Costa Rican Tourism Board), in order to discuss market access and tourism development
The preferences of European travelers regarding sustainability
The 2016 edition of the market study Flash Eurobarometer – Preferences of Europeans towards Tourism, published periodically by the European Commission, highlights preferences of travelers from EU countries and provides some interesting insights concerning their motivations with regard to sustainability,
Paradigm shift: From destination management to destination leadership
Tourism destinations: the challenge of ‘managing’ humans instead of things Especially in emerging tourism destinations, destination management structures are either non-existent, volatile or present little market orientation. There may not be a sufficient critical mass of tourism enterprises or visitors
Moving into the stratosphere with funny in-flight videos
Have you noticed? Most airline passengers do not pay attention when the safety video is being shown. Having seen more of the same again and again, they prefer to look out of the window, fiddle around with their smartphone or
Innovative destination videos that will inspire you
Much of the tourism promotion we see is as it should be: Beautiful images. Great sights. Happy people. Nice food. Romantic sunsets. Fascinating cultures. And so on. But somehow, we have seen it all before. The truth is that much
The impact of social media on the way we travel
With the advent of social media, the way we travel has changed forever, to the degree that some travel behavior now really is a function of social media. For example, some people pick a travel destination solely on the ground that it will
Tourism Organizations – Europe
Tourism Organizations – Europe This page lists tourism organizations in Europe. The purpose of this page is to show different types of organizations, structures and events that European destinations establish to manage and promote themselves. This is not an exhaustive
Tourism Organizations – Asia
Tourism Organizations – Asia This page lists tourism organizations in Asia. The purpose of this page is to show different types of organizations, structures and events that Asian destinations establish to manage and promote themselves. This is not an exhaustive
Tourism Organizations – Africa
Tourism Organizations – Africa This page lists tourism organizations in Africa. The purpose of this page is to show different types of organizations, structures and events that African destinations establish to manage and promote themselves. This is not an exhaustive
Tourism Organizations – South America
Tourism Organizations – South America This page lists tourism organizations in South America. The purpose of this page is to show different types of organizations, structures and events that South American destinations establish to manage and promote themselves. This is