Tourism

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Yoghurt, whose is it? Yoghurt as cultural exchange

Article

Stella Veranoudi

14/04/2019

10 minutes to read

When one hears yoghurt, they’ll most likely think of Greek yoghurt. However, yoghurt is not originally Greek. More countries, like Turkey and Bulgaria are branding and claiming it as part of their own cultural heritage and history.

What do Knausgård and social media bloggers have in common?

Article

Nataliia Vdovychenko

10/04/2019

18 minutes to read

What do Knausgård and Instagram travel bloggers have in common? How do social media and contemporary literature inspire and influence each other? The answer lies in this article, where Knausgård is compared to young 'Western' travel bloggers.

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Freedom, Authenticity, and Traveling

Article

Hilde Van De Laar

19/09/2018

13 minutes to read

Travelers these days are not that free and authentic as they were years ago. Travelers get influenced and followed provided by technological opportunities what results in a market mechanism of fake authenticity.

Battling overtourism in Europe

Article

Karen Severijnen

18/09/2018

14 minutes to read

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?

It's a match: Tinder and Tourism

Article

Lieke van der Wielen

06/12/2017

8 minutes to read

Tinder Tourism is influencing the way we experience travel, but the way we travel is also changing Tinder