Tag: tourism

blog

But do places have a soul?

Post author By Antonella Grana
Post date 05/06/2024
Sticky post

But do places have a soul? Introduction to Quaderno18 edited by il prato publishing house
I have been asking myself this question quite often recently, I even wrote about it some time ago, when I had already made a distinction between identity and soul.

My answer to the question is YES, without a doubt on my part. But really, I’m thinking about this matter over and over. I think there is a crucial distinction between identity and soul if we want to develop a real sustainable tourism. So, I will try to answer myself. Again.

[…]

Identity or soul

Here I go back to my initial question and introduce the identity variable. Nowadays it is quite common to link the word identity to places. In my opinion this word is divisive, we are looking for the characteristics that differentiate one place from another rather than what they have in common. A phenomenon that I find worrying since I have the clear impression – walking around the villages – that they are all becoming the same, with similar promotions and with a strong emphasis on food and wine and typical products. Don’t get me wrong, typical products are fine but when, to push a product and a territory, tourist operators invent “the way (cammino) of the prosecco hills” you can easily understand that it is not a pilgrims’ way […]

Continue reading here

Tags culture, environment, schools, sustainabilty, tourism

blog

Dead end track

Post author By Antonella Grana
Post date 27/04/2023

Dead end track is the intro article to Quaderno 15 “Tourism between revenge and regeneration” available in May from this link

Dead end track. No, don’t worry, even if the title sounds a bit gloomy, in this Quaderno we’re going to talk about tracks that come back to life.

For this publication we are moving to France where we will be “hosted” at La Recyclerie, a place that I had the pleasure of knowing personally and that has something in common with Progetto Re-Cycle. If you look closely at their logo you will see that it looks a lot like ours.

La Recyclerie represents the first track of this story. When I visited the place in March 2022, I was impressed by the fact that this structure had been developed along a track and an abandoned station. La Recyclerie, as Fabrizia Greta Silvestri tells us, was born, initially as a farm, along the old railway walls of Paris in the 18th Arrondissement. Talking about a farm in Paris is a daydream for me.

[…]

Revenge tourism

Fabio Casilli talks about this type of “crowded” tourism in his article on Revenge Tourism.

It is an aspect of tourism that has emerged after Covid. A spasmodic desire to travel resulting on overcrowded cities leading to a tourist offer that risks to become chaotic and of low quality. An offer that has had to deal, both in France and in Italy, with the lack of personnel. The senior staff, because of Covid, resigned and moved to different jobs. In France the real estate market – linked to the 2024 Olympics – has absorbed part of the personnel in the tourism sector. The junior staff that has been employed, still shows lack of skills on field.

Again, the question arises “where is tourism going?” […]

Destination management

When I talk about tourism, I prefer to do it with Destination Management which involves the management of a territory and its enhancement with the support of operators who know closely the place in which they operate

[…]

Continue reading here

Tags france, italy, railways, tourism

blog

Tourism and sustainability at “Tea at 5”

Post author By Antonella Grana
Post date 15/05/2022

We had already dealt with the subject during the 2020 ASviS Festival. In this new edition of our Tea at 5 we will talk, once again, about tourism and sustainability and we will do it above all with local administrators and experts of the sectors

We will range from widespread hospitality to the “cross and delight” of the relaunch of the territories after Covid.

What can public administrators do? Are there tourist possibilities for the smaller and lesser known municipalities of the Italian province? Is the PNRR useful, or not at all? Is it difficult to be managed by those who have few human resources in their staff?

How important can widespread hospitality and Paese Albergo (a specific kind of widespread hospitality) be for the smallest municipalities?

We will answer all these questions starting from May 24 for 6 episodes. We will always be online on our YouTube channel (subscribe to receive notifications) and on our FB page (follow us)

Tourism and sustainability at “Tea at 5″will be in Italian, for the detailed program click here

As always, Antonella Grana, president of Progetto Re-Cycle, will coordinate the activities and talk with our guests.

Do you have any topic to propose? Write to us! info@progettorecycle.org. Don’t worry about language! We have already hosted Tea in English.

In the meantime, come and visit us at 5.30 pm on our YouTube channel and on our FB page

PS Small anticipation … We are planning a “Tea at 5” in person!

Tags hospitality, sustainability, tourism

Identity or soul

Revenge tourism

Destination management

Pin It on Pinterest