Bogdan Petrescu, consultant in tourism and development. Part I
Bogdan Petrescu is an independent consultant with an international career and much to say about the tourism and hospitality industry.
Trends for the hotels of the future
Hotels are becoming more and more "intelligent", adapting as much as possible to clients’ personal profiles, and increasingly concerned about the environment.
Madagascar, a developing tourist destination
Still a great unknown, the world’s fourth largest island offers travellers numerous treasures and secrets and opens new opportunities for tourism investment.
Results for urban destinations in Spain during 2019
The figures for overnight stays during the last year in a selection of Spanish cities, and the factors that made them possible.
Upwards trend in the demand for adventures
When making decisions, not only about travelling, but making investments in the tourism sector, it’s always advisable to know the sector trends in depth. On this occasion, the growth in the tourist demand for adventures has caught our attention. Firstly, and according to the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA), an adventure trip is considered to be one that involves at least two of three elements: physical activity, the natural environment and cultural immersion. ATTA also distinguishes two types of adventure according to the degree: soft or hard. To make a “soft” adventure trip, such as participating in an archaeological visit, [...]
IAAPA’s Global Perspectives of the amusement and entertainment parks.
According to the report of the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA), published at the end of 2019, the world market for such facilities is in good health, and its outlook for the next five Years are positive. But let's look at the details that the data reveals: public attendance at amusement and entertainment parks grew globally by 3.4% in 2018 compared to the previous year, to 1,121 million visitors. Even so, this growth was 0.8% lower than that experienced in the sector in 2017, and this is mainly due to a lower influx of public to the [...]
Spain and South Korea strengthen their cooperation in tourism.
South Korea is now the third country in Asia to send most tourists to Spain, just behind Japan, in second place, and China, in first. Some 444,000 South Korean tourists visited the country up to August 2017 (the latest data available), which is 10 times more than in 2010 and an increase of 39.2% over the same period in the previous year. On the contrary, about 20,400 Spaniards visited the Asian country, 18.4% more than in the previous period. The acting Secretary of State for Tourism, Isabel Oliver, announcing the planned state visit to strengthen ties with South Korea, said [...]
Tourism can be a positive activity for the planet.
Tourism, understood as the movement of the people from their normal place of residence to another place to enjoy leisure, rest, culture, health, business or family relationships, beyond ancient history, began with the Industrial Revolution in the nineteenth century. As such, it is a phenomenon that has not stopped growing since. According to data from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), in 2018 there were 1,400 million international tourist trips, or one sixth of the world's population, and predictions indicate that in 10 years there will be 400 million more. The impact of this activity on particular destinations and the planet [...]
Africa: second largest growing tourism industry in the world.
The African tourism industry is in full expansion, a constant trend that started decades ago.
The Saudi crown prince plans a landmark city in technology and innovation.
Mohammed bin Salman, crown prince of Saudi Arabia, plans to create an artificial city of 26,000 square kilometres in the Gulf of Aqaba, adjacent to the Red Sea and near the commercial routes of the Suez Canal. Amongst his plans is the idea of using the latest technologies and inventing those that do not yet exist, as well as relying exclusively upon renewable energy, in a project that aims to be a world reference in the field. "A place for the dreamers of the world," he said in the 2017 presentation speech. In this fantasy city called Neom, a name [...]
