International travel is expected to begin the long road to recovery this year, notwithstanding the risks posed by the war in Ukraine and associated ...
Good things come to those who wait: The renewed importance of long-haul travel
Posted by Michael Shoory on Jan 24, 2022 3:00:00 PM
The recovery in international travel is expected to begin in earnest this year, notwithstanding the risks posed by the emergence of the Omicron...
Why sustainable tourism does not necessarily mean more inclusive tourism
Posted by Jessie Smith on Nov 16, 2021 3:00:00 PM
As the tourism industry emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic there are clear opportunities for change. But while the financial benefits of tourism are...
Vaccination not the only remedy for African tourism recovery
Posted by Jacques Nel on Nov 12, 2021 2:30:00 PM
If widespread domestic vaccination was the only way to revive international tourism, most African countries would be in big trouble. The continent is...
Why the era of low-cost travel is not necessarily over
Posted by Simon Kyte on Sep 10, 2021 4:00:00 PM
The cost of travel has fallen over the past two decades, with global average spending per international trip across all destinations down 17% in 2019...
Will travel become less globalised in a post-pandemic world?
Posted by Michael Shoory on Jul 23, 2021 12:19:53 PM
Travel and tourism, like many other industries, had become highly globalised in the years leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2019 long-haul...
Overtourism poses long-term questions for cities and their residents
Posted by George Bowen on May 6, 2021 10:00:00 AM
In a recent blog post, Will over-tourism be a problem again?, Eva McGrath-Olivan noted that while the increasing scale of pre-pandemic tourism...
Australia’s Tourism Industry: Not so lucky
Posted by Michael Shoory on Feb 9, 2021 11:22:03 AM
While it is true that Australia’s experience with the COVID-19 pandemic has at least to an extent fitted Australia’s traditional moniker as the...
In a post-pandemic world, what happens to business travel?
Posted by Stephen Rooney on Jan 15, 2021 4:15:31 PM
In November 2020 Microsoft founder Bill Gates predicted that more than 50% of business travel would disappear as a result of the pandemic. We...