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February 4, 2020

Interview with Sophie van den Top – sustainability among Tour Operators and Travel Agents

TheNext Tourism Generation AllianceinterviewedSophie van den Top,who graduated by writing her thesis on the possibilities to minimalizing the negative impacts caused by the different kind of excursions a tour operator can offer forFOX Travel. Her research is awarded with theTUI-CELTH Sustainable Tourism Awardon Friday 8 november 2019. This award is granted each year to students with the best thesis on sustainable tourism in the Netherlands. Sophie fromSaxion Universitydeveloped criteria on how to improve the sustainability of excursions at tourism destinations. In this blog, she will highlight some of the most important outcomes of her research.

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December 30, 2019

? Top Ten Tourism Topics of 2019

Another year has flown by and with the holidays approaching very soon, theNext Tourism Generation Alliancehad a look at the most-read blog articles on the website. With the main focus on digital, social and green skills in five different sub-sectors in tourism and hospitality, many case studies, events and expert interviews were highlighted in the blog section. In the coming year, many more hot topics will be discussed on the website and shared on our social media channels.

Before we head off to 2020, let’s have a look at thetop ten tourism topics of 2019. Enjoy!READ MORE

Innofestinnovation at festival
November 14, 2019

Interview with Anna van Nunen, founder of Innofest

As the founder of Innofest,Anna van Nunenis all about bringing together innovation, sustainability and the world of festivals: festival driven innovation.Innofestuses festivals as testing grounds for innovation pilots and offers impact entrepreneurs a safe, measurable and private environment to test their prototypes. All innovation trends come along: from blockchain ticketing and circular economy to smart grid solutions. Anna makes these trends concrete and puts them into practice at festivals, one of the fastest-growing tourism sectors in the Netherlands.READ MORE

October 1, 2019

Federturismo and UnionCamere launch the first Italian tourism skills forum

What are the real needs of the tourism industry in Italy, in terms of digital skills as well as green and social skills to promote sustainability? What are the key initiatives and investments that support skills innovation? Which European funds are available for this industry? The first tourism skills forum took stock of the situation and was launched byNTG Alliancekey partnersFederturismo ConfindustriaandUnionCamereduring a meeting held on 6 June at Unioncamere, the Italian Union of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Crafts and Agriculture.READ MORE

September 6, 2019

Popping up in F&B: virtual restaurants that rely on digital customers

最重要的变化发生了food and beverage industry has to do with the new habits and interests of customers. This change is that the demand for food delivered at home is growing tremendously. Due to new developments in digital technologies, restaurants are able to sell their dishes online that are delivered to home addresses. Nowadays, people just have to walk around Madrid (or other capital cities) at lunchtime or dinner to observe that a significant percentage of the vehicles that circulate are motorcycles and cars of food delivery companies. Delivery drivers are an innovative type of waiter of the new generation. TheNext Tourism Generation Alliancealso focuses on how to optimize the implementation of digital tools in the hospitality sector. This blog, written by NTG key partnerAlicante Universityfocuses on the developments of digital tools in the hospitality industry in Spain, based on theNTG Interviews.

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