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Tag Archives: tourism
Naples: The anti-tourist city
by Ares Kalandides I’m not often a tourist – a real tourist I mean. I usually travel to places for work or in order to meet friends. But last week I visited Naples in Italy for the third time in … Continue reading
From the “Bridge of Spies” to the Smart City: a Berlin narrative
by Ares Kalandides [1] Reading the multiple stories that have been praising Berlin with its youth culture and creative scene as the rising star among European cities, it is easy to forget how recent this development actually is. The 2015 Spielberg … Continue reading
Posted in opinions
Tagged Ares Kalandides, Berlin, creative economy, Image, Place Branding, Place Identity, Place Marketing, tourism, urban space
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The Challenge of Hosting Different Visitors
By Renard Teipelke I was walking through the streets of Ha Noi, when a shoe polisher insisted on cleaning my ‘apparently’ dirty shoes. I happened to be in the capital city of Viet Nam for ‘business matters’ – not as … Continue reading
Posted in miscellaneous, opinions
Tagged air, business, diversification, economic development, Egypt, growth, guest, Hanoi, hub, mall, Metro Manila, Philippines, Spain, tourism, transport, urban economy, Vietnam, visitor
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WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS PHOTO OF ENGLISH TOURISTS AND REFUGEES? EVERYTHING.
by Ares Kalandides The above photo and headline appeared in the Daily Mail on May 27th 2015 causing an understandable uproar. A Greek site retorted almost instantly with an entry titled “Brits turn Greek island into disgusting hellhole for refugees” … Continue reading
Notes from a research trip to Crete (3 of 3)
By Jonas Rehmet (you can read part 1 here and part 2 here) As I return on my travel to the North-side of the island and continue to the West of the island, I visit many more agritourism entities that … Continue reading
Posted in research
Tagged agritourism, Crete, Greece, Regional Development, rural areas, tourism
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Notes from a research trip to Crete (2 of 3)
By Jonas Rehmet (You can read Part 1 of this post here) On the way to my next stop in the Lassithi region, I pass by many unfinished building along the road and the former coastal fisher village Chersonisos which today … Continue reading
Posted in research
Tagged agritourism, Crete, Greece, Regional Development, rural areas, tourism
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Is the Greek Tourism Image in the German Market in Crisis? (Part 2)
By Jonas Rehmet (part 1 is here) When I was a little boy (a long time ago) my parents used to take me to Naxos, an island of unrivaled beauty – at least that is how I always used to … Continue reading
Is the Greek Tourism Image in the German Market in Crisis? (Part 1)
by Jonas Rehmet In the past few years, the Greek tourism industry was sent on a rollercoaster ride. While since 2007 numbers of international arrivals decreased, numbers unexpectedly rocketed up in 2011, went down in 2012 and up again this … Continue reading
The Gentrification Conversation: Losing Sight of Nuance in Berlin’s Neukölln District
by Darius Rafieyan* “Suddenly, they were all here. All these students, artists, layabouts. The complete mob called creative class[…] and suddenly all was changing. The rents were no longer cheap, the drug dealers left the Reuterplatz, whorehouses closed, instead we … Continue reading
The Brand and the Real Thing: Kenya – Shining for Some
by Renard Teipelke An amazing landscape, wild animals, beautiful sunsets, white beaches, traditional tribe villages, mountains and valleys…one could easily continue the list of things for which Kenya is famous for. This country in East Africa is one of the … Continue reading
Posted in opinions
Tagged branding, conflict, creative economy, Image, Kenya, Place Branding, politics, post election violence, safari, sustainability, tourism, transparency
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