Apps like AirBnB, Google maps or even Tinder have become an important part of contemporary travelling and tourism. The internet has become an important infrastructure for travelling and digitalization has shaped tourism in the 21st century. This file addresses the impact of digitalization on tourism and travel.
Some estimates say the world could lose 4,000 of its 6,000 languages by the end of the twenty first century (Grenoble & Whaley, 1999). Can tourism help change that?
Millennials are a diverse group of independent individuals, who travel more and in all sorts of ways. Although they do not have the same purchasing power as previous generations, they are willing to spend for an 'authentic' travel adventure.
Among the new tourism trends that have been caused by globalization is music tourism. Nowadays, people will travel great distances to see their favorite artist or to escape their daily life. What motivates these festivalgoers?
Citizens across Europe are fed up with tourists flocking their cities. This overtourism is caused by increased global mobility and driven by social media. Policymakers look for solutions. Can tourists and locals solve this problem together?
Tourism is now on its way towards sustainability. The following article discusses volunteer tourism, a form of tourism considered sustainable. But is this really the case?
Travelling has become a very visible phenomenon in our new digital world. To travel the world, wanderlust, is something that we can see all over the Internet.
Tinder Tourism is influencing the way we experience travel, but the way we travel is also changing Tinder
