EU – China Year of Tourism 2018, opportunities from Far east
The EU-China Year of Tourism 2018 is promoted by ETC – European Travel Commission to stimulate business opportunities through knowing a target of tourists that keeps on arriving to...
Barge Hotels demand rising in luxury travel
Despite the global economic uncertainty, the sector of luxury travels is growing faster than overall travel. As Amadeus underlines in its report “Shaping the Future of Luxury...
LGBT tourism in Italy is growing higher
With interesting percentages of growth, LGBT is one of the most profitable segments of the Travel & Tourism industry in recent years, both for turnovers and for the average exp...
Robot vs travel agents – Twissen Season Report Summer 2016
The role of robots in the Travel & Tourism industry is becoming more and more important. They allow personalisation and quickness of information. On the other hand, there are p...
The Marriott-Starwood deal – Twissen Season Report Summer 2016
This fusion creates a colossus of the hotel industry which has a big potential in negotiating both with OTAs and with single destinations. Here you can find about: Brexit Olympic G...
Direct booking or not? – Twissen Season Report Summer 2016
Big hotels chains such as Marriott and Hilton launched direct booking campaigns in order to balance OTAs’ hegemony on hotel rates, promising cheaper prices. Meanwhile, Europe...
Experts call for sustainable tourism – Twissen Season Report Summer 2016
Venice is one of the most visited cities in the world and this summer residents demonstrated to be tired of some tourists’ behaviour. In order to protect their cultural herit...
Safety influenced travellers ways – Twissen Season Report Summer 2016
Terrorism this year deeply affected the summer season. Some European destinations suffered from it, in particular France, Turkey and Belgium, recording a decrease in international ...
Sharing economy faces Spanish rules – Twissen Season Report Summer 2016
Spain, in particular Barcelona, is tired of dealing with the practices of Homeway and Airbnb, and started to fine them. In order to guarantee a fair competitive scene, are other Eu...
Flying to Cuba – Twissen Season Report Summer 2016
Friendly relationships between Cuba and the USA really changed the international tourism scenario, introducing new opportunities of investments. This could represent a threat for E...
Pokémon Go! And the augmented reality – Twissen Season Report Summer 2016
Niantic mobile game Pokémon Go was the big summer creation, introducing the augmented reality at a brand new level. Hotels, bars, tourist accommodation facilities and tourist board...
Ryanair in Italy – Twissen Season Report Summer 2016
This summer, Ryanair decided to invest on Italian destinations and to adopt different policies on UK routes, also after the Brexit referendum. This has been already causing impacts...
Olympic Games in Rio – Twissen Season Report Summer 2016
The Rio Olympic Games generated big tourism and investment flows in Brazil. The next Olympic Games in East Asia are expected to impact on the economy of the region and provide new ...
Brexit – Twissen Season Report Summer 2016
The Brexit referendum, voted on last June, 23th, has been having a strong impact on the Travel & Tourism industry. Quotations of pounds influenced on tourism flows and fares, a...
TWISSEN SEASON REPORT SUMMER 2016
Twissen Summer Season Report is now available! Here you can find about: Brexit Olympic Games in Rio Ryanair in Italy Pokémon Go and the augmented reality Flying to Cuba Sharing eco...