Ana Miguel Pedro is a Portuguese politician, currently serving as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the CDS‑PP, part of the European People’s Party (EPP) group, since July 2024.
It is a privilege based on mutual trust and shared responsibility. When that trust is broken through abuse, inaction, or deliberate threats, the European Union must […]
Next Tuesday’s launch event in London for the Inclusive Travel Forum is sold out. In partnership with the Spanish Tourist Office, which has launched its “Spain […]
From 8 to 11 May 2025, Bhutan proudly hosted the South Asian Women’s Conference at the Namgay Heritage Hotel in Thimphu. Under the theme “Women’s Economic […]
The travel and tourism industry is unusual, although by no means unique, in that the consumer travels to the ‘factory’ to consume the accommodation, food and […]
Occasionally, but increasingly frequently, overtourism is reported worldwide, as seen in the water pistol incidents last year. Many within the travel and tourism sector, as well […]
In a crowded marketplace, tourism businesses and destinations struggle to differentiate themselves and to attract tourists, travellers and explorers. Even the language used to describe the […]
Steve Heapy, chief executive of Jet2, has warned that the industry needs to be ready to respond to customers’ concerns about tourism protests. Speaking at a […]
In February, professors from Glasgow Caledonian University led a group of students to Nepal as part of the Scottish Education Exchange Programme. The visit was in […]
Harvard economist Michael Porter is most famous for his work on cluster theory. He argues that clusters benefit businesses in three ways: by increasing the productivity […]
Successive Booking.com and Expedia research has evidenced growing consumer demand for more experimental and sustainable holidays. Many high street retailers and supermarkets are already adapting to […]
This week marked International Women’s Day prompting me to reflect on the remarkable women living in the buffer zone of the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in […]
Nomadism and the games associated with it reflect the traditions of the nomadic culture of the Great Steppe. Outside the region, an important cliché — though […]
Across Europe and beyond, more and more communities are demonstrating that they are experiencing overtourism. At the end of last year, some argued that the crisis of […]
We have a continuous data set demonstrating that greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise. This pollution causes global warming, droughts and fires, storms, sea level rise […]