Key Innovations in Technological Progress and Creative Destruction in the Tourism Industry
Daniel Meyer (Chile) I. SummaryThe history of tourism from the 19th century to 2025 can be understood as a succession of innovations that transformed mobility, accommodation, management, and the traveler’s experience. Railways, steamships, automobiles, aviation, and IT systems have redefined entire stages of development. The internet, smartphones, and collaborative platforms…
Tourism Trends for 2024/2025
In the coming years, tourism as a contemporary social phenomenon will continue to evolve and adapt to the new and changing needs of travelers worldwide. Here are the main trends I believe will define 2024: Sustainability: Environmental awareness and social responsibility will continue to grow, and the tourism industry will…
Management for Sustainable Tourism Development: The Pending Task
In our previous column, we shared the idea expressed by numerous academics and other observers of the international reality, that the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic would allow us, as few times in the recent history of world tourism, to face the crisis as an opportunity. The progressive recovery of…
Some Reflections on the Challenges in Training Future Tourism Professionals
Recently, after two years of enforced lockdown, I had the opportunity to travel abroad to a wonderful destination, Machu Picchu. This allowed me to reconnect with what travel represents for me and many humans: a pause for reflection and reconnection with ourselves, where each journey leaves invisible but profound marks…