Tourism in the post-COVID era: digitization as the engine of a resilient sector

The tourism sector, one of the national economic engines par excellence, has been involved in a great challenge due to the pandemic. In figures, home confinement caused a drop in the contribution of tourism to Spain’s GDP from a wealthy 12.4% to 5.5%.
New regulation of the Fund for the Competitiveness of Tourism Companies

The Council of Ministers has approved a new regulation of the Fund for the Competitiveness of Tourism Companies. A total of 565 million euros have been endowed, which are aimed at financing company projects that improve the competitiveness of the tourism sector, especially those that contain digitalization, accessibility, energy efficiency and circular economy actions.
Nature tourism may die of success, warns big data

An analysis has been carried out, by the company Vivential Value, of thousands of online opinions expressed by users about 125 natural spaces in Spain and the result has been that in general these places are highly visited and with opinions that recommend their visit.
Carmen Baselga’s conference at the Campus of Gandia.

Thursday, December 2, 2021, at 12:30, we could enjoy a conference, at the Campus of Gandia, by Carmen Baselga, creative director of the multidisciplinary studio that bears her own name. Design is an agent of fundamental change, and, in particular, the design of the environment is the most appropriate tool to project our establishment towards […]
The first Smart City Congress at Valencia by the Network of Spanish Smart Cities (RECI).

The first congress of Smart cities, by the Network of Spanish Smart Cities (RECI), took place on 29 and 30 November, 2021. Many technological innovations in the tourism field for our cities were presented.
The Gandia city council supports the Chair of Smart Tourism.

The city council of Gandia and the Polytechnic University of Valencia have reaffirmed their commitment to the renewal of the Smart Tourism Chair for the next 4 years.
The Ultimate Guide To Online Dating
The app Hornet, which caters to the gay male community, has seen a 30-percent increase in social feed engagement since social distancing measures began in mid-March, according to CEO Christof Wittig. And the dating app Tinder reported that it saw more engagement on March 29 than on any other day in its history, with more […]