Alberto Turkstra is a Central Asia expert and Project Manager at Diplomatic World, a Brussels-based quarterly magazine and think tank. Previously, he worked at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Development Cooperation as Blue Book trainee and as cooperation officer for Turkmenistan, as well as at the European Institute for Asian Studies as junior researcher and later as programme coordinator.
On June 8and 9, Kazakhstan’s capital assembled an impressive array of current and former government and industry leaders; policymakers; CEOs of multinational organizations; representatives from International […]
Fundamental to Responsible Tourism is the principle that the destination belongs to the people who live there and their descendants. The 2002 Cape Town Declaration on […]
Since April 2023, I have the honour of chairing the Network of European Regions for Sustainable and Competitive Tourism (NECSTouR). Operating from Brussels, NECSTouR develops interregional […]
The travel and tourism sector can reasonably claim parental responsibility for the concept of greenwashing. Initially, the concept was coined by New York environmentalist Jay Westerveld, […]
Tourism has proven to be one of the most resilient sectors of the EU economy. Despite various crises, such as volcanic eruptions, sovereign debt crises, terrorism, […]
Short-term Rental (STR) has assumed, throughout Europe, but with particular emphasis in Portugal, a very relevant role in the reconstruction and recovery of the historic centres […]
Sri Lanka is a mesmerizing small island situated at the southern tip of India. Blessed with a diverse landscape ranging from lush green tropical forests to […]
Europe is setting the pace in the transition towards a more sustainable, carbon-neutral future. And our travel and tourism sector is second to none. These twin […]
António Guterres, said on 23rd March, we must move toward “net-zero electricity generation by 2035 for all developed economies and 2040 for the rest of the […]
A scenario of a generalized rise in prices, a shortage of human resources, and a latent financial crisis could negatively affect the travel and tourism industry […]
Yesterday the IPCC Synthesis Report of the Sixth Assessment Report was published. That’s right, the sixth. The seventh will not be published until after 2030. Scanning […]
NECSTouR, the Network of European Regions for Sustainable and Competitive Tourism, and SPEL-Lanzarote, the organisation responsible for the tourism promotion of Lanzarote, are committed to “Empowering […]
The travel industry is in the midst of a transformative period that has already had a measurable impact on the market overall. Consumers are still unleashing […]
On the 1st of February, the European Commission (EC) presented “The Green Deal Industrial Plan,” which underlines the need for a green and digital transition with […]