TTRA Europe News & Activities

TTRA Europe Announces Call for Papers

Dear colleagues!

We are pleased to announce that the TTRA Europe Conference 2020 will be held at the University of Innsbruck, Austria from 27th to 29th of April, 2020.

Please find the call for contributions in the section [For Authors].

Monday, 27th of April 2020 will be reserved for the doctoral colloquium day, please click [here].

The abstract submission deadline ends in January – so please prepare your submission soon and feel free to send an abstract, extended abstract or a paper. We appreciate any submission and are happy to receive contributions from PhDs and industry partners who want to share their work with us.

Best regards,
Organizing Committee

New Paris Region Report Reveals Positive Resident Sentiment on Tourism!

A new report based on the TCI Research global standard ” Resident Sentiment Index”

A major part of Paris region resident consider tourism generate more positive than negative consequences (+ 6 points vs norm)

Tourismophobia is limited to 3% vs 9% in average cities

77% consider Paris and its region should continue promoting for attracting visitors(+10 points vs norm)

A citizen inclusion index 7 points above the average benchmark

Train your French by getting the full executive summary HERE !

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New European Chapter President Takes Helm

Outgoing European Chapter President Dr. Seán T Ruane passes the baton, to incoming European Chapter President Professor Mike Peters, at TTRA International Conference in Miami Florida.

ARC Finds Air Travel Strong for Summer 2018

Airlines Reporting Corp. reported today that travelers flying during the summer months can expect to pay slightly less than last year. This drop mirrors what ARC sees as a larger trend in average ticket prices, posted monthly on the company’s website. Travel sold to the top 10 destinations by U.S. travel agencies is up from 2017, showing continued strong demand for air tickets in the U.S. Like 2016 and 2017, ticket sales to Cancun continue to be the top seller this summer.

Other summer hot spots are on the rise for U.S. air travelers this summer. Ten percent more travelers will fly to Punta Cana as compared to the same period last year while Honolulu will see a 14 percent increase. Air travel to Orlando and Seattle increased eight percent year over year. New York and Los Angeles will also see a four percent increase in air travel, while air travel to Las Vegas is down eight percent although it still ranks in the top ten.

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Overtoursm Trend: Venice fights back with”Disneyfied” turnstyle entrances to city streets

The city of Venice has installed tourist turnstile checkpoints at main entry points to divert visitors along separate routes. Some residents last week protested the turnstiles (see photos in tweet below) and feel their city is increasingly becoming a theme park. Last month, Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro announced an ordinance that was in effect from April 28 to May 1, a busy holiday weekend in Italy, that set up multiple checkpoints to inspect identification of people wanting to enter the city. Residents and tourists with Venezia Unica Cards were allowed to take a different and ideally less-crowded route to their homes and popular attractions than tourists who didn’t have the card. Although some European destinations have taken steps to better manage tourism growth and arrivals in the past year, many popular cities and towns are facing another crowded summer.

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