These last two years demonstrated that the Travel & Hospitality is far more dependent on social, economic and political events than any other industry. The impact of changes in any one of these realms on tourism is stronger than on any other sector of economic activity. Italy’s GDP increased by 6% in 2021. This growth … [Read more…]
‘Two third of what you see is behind your eyes’. This is what Gianrico Carofiglio writes in one of his latest novel’s last pages. The novel’s title is “Penelope’s Discipline”. The above quote expresses the paradigm shift on which the book is based. The novel is a detective story that questions ne of the most … [Read more…]
Economy needs political stability to work and prosper. Democracy certainly is an imperfect form of political organisation. Yet, among the most imperfect forms of political organisation, is the one that more successfully proved to be able to guarantee the general wellbeing of people. In democracy, such stability relies on the existence of diverse political parties … [Read more…]
As a marketer working in the luxury tourism industry, I often notice how much the concept of luxury industry is misinterpreted. Luxury is often employed as synonymous of ‘exclusiveness’. Hence, the idea that the luxury market is, by its own nature, exclusive, both socially and economically, of someone (the majority of people who does not … [Read more…]
The Covid-19 pandemics showed the fragility of the local tourism system. Such fragility long existed before the spread of the pandemics and was not caused by it. As this fragility reflects the complexity of a system that almost entirely shapes Capri’s economy, we need to adopt approaches and instruments that allow us to understand such … [Read more…]