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Smart and sustainable: public sector tourism authorities and the post-pandemic traveller

COVID-19 temporarily decimated the tourism industry. Now that global travel is getting back on track, there is an opportunity to change the industry for a better future – and tourism […]

Post-COVID comeback: rebooting tourism for a new age  

When COVID-19 hit and countries moved to close borders to protect their populations, the tourism industry shut down almost overnight, with big implications for the economy. Now countries have reopened, […]
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Flight path to recovery: how technology can help tourism SMEs bounce back post-pandemic

COVID-19 killed the tourism industry. Now, governments and digital technology are playing a key role in helping them revive. At a Mastercard webinar, experts from the UN, Sweden, Malta, and […]

Rebuilding Tourism Through Small Businesses

What small businesses lack in size, they make up for in numbers. Governments can coordinate small businesses across the tourism sector to create the same economies of scale and liquidity […]

Tourism leaders turn to tech to enhance post-pandemic travel

Technology has a crucial role to play as countries around the world strive to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic and restart travel and tourism. That was the verdict of a five-strong […]

Tourism Recovery Requires New Insights and Ideas

The COVID-19 pandemic has grounded much of the tourism industry with huge economic and social consequences. The United Nations World Tourism Organization estimates international tourism could drop as much as […]