UNCERTAIN FUTURE OF THE LUXURIOUS FLOATING HOTEL
A luxury hotel ship has been moored at its original destination for just over a year: the John Brewer Reef in Australia, about 70 kilometers from Townsville, Queensland. The floating hotel has 200 roo ...
FOOD WASTE: SHOULD THE TOURISM INDUSTRY WORRY?
Every year, more than 1 billion tons of food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted. Given its position when it comes to consumption on the food value chain, tourism industry is a key indust ...
EMPTY BEDS: TOURISM CRISIS ON KO SAMUI
During the main season, Thailand was the trend destination for a long time, but now the popular holiday island of Ko Samui is running out of tourists and the experts talk about the tourism crisis. Sev ...
MEDICAL TOURISM: THE NEW CHINESE PHENOMENON
The medical tourism market in China is growing rapidly, fueled by an expanding middle class, a rapidly aging population and an increased demand for cosmetic surgery. More than two million Chinese citi ...
DIGITAL PLATFORM - PARADOXES OF UBER AND AIRBNB DEVELOPMENT
With the tourism boom came the boom of digital platforms, which do not comply with labor rights – the workers do not pay taxes, do not have social security nor insurance. ...