Oct 16, 2024 | Tourism & Hospitality
Greenwashing: a term that has become increasingly common in recent years, especially among companies trying to ride the wave of environmental sustainability. But what exactly is it, and why is it so important to recognise it? By greenwashing we...
Nov 27, 2023 | Tourism & Hospitality
A fundamental prerequisite for assessing the possibility of a change of category (from 4 to 5 stars) is to understand (at least in general) the classification criteria used by the bodies in charge of this task. If the current reference legislation is...
Nov 20, 2023 | Tourism & Hospitality
Rebirth of tourism in the 2023 season The 2023 summer season marked the full revival of the tourism sector, finally freeing itself from the restrictions imposed by the pandemic. As early as July, statistics showed a double-digit surge in...
Jun 29, 2023 | Tourism & Hospitality
Many are familiar with the 'Balanced Scorecard' as a methodology for measuring corporate performance. Not everyone, however, knows the source of inspiration for the name of this tool. Robert Kaplan and David Norton, the scholars who formalised the...
Jun 29, 2023 | Tourism & Hospitality
'Overtourism' is a neologism coined and first used in an article on 16 August 2016 by Skift, a news and reference site for market research and marketing services in the travel industry. The term soon spread globally and is...
Jun 28, 2023 | Tourism & Hospitality
'A little bit home, a little bit hotel': this is how Giancarlo Dall'Ara, lecturer in Tourism Marketing - as well as founder and president of ADI (Associazione Alberghi Diffusi) - defines the Albergo Diffuso, a model that he himself devised and developed....