COTRI Director Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt discusses overtourism in Germany’s Wirtschaftswoche magazine

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On 16th July 2018
Overtourism, wirthschaftswoche

COTRI Director Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt has been quoted on the topic of overtourism published in Germany’s Wirtschaftswoche business magazine. The German-language article ‘Wut statt Welcome’ (‘Fury instead of welcome’) (Paywall) – written by Rüdiger Kiani-Kress and Volker ter Haseborg – along with specialised sub-section ‘Drei Gründe für den Übertourismus’ (‘Three Reasons for overtourism’) […]

COTRI Director Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt quoted in the UK’s Daily Telegraph

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On 13th April 2018
chinese tourism data, Chinese tourist statistics, Daily Telegraph, media, Overtourism

COTRI Director Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt has been cited directly in an article in the Daily Telegraph, which rests largely upon COTRI statistics. Entitled ‘The unstoppable rise of the Chinese traveller – where are they going and what does it mean for overtourism?’, the article explores the continued growth of Chinese outbound travel in […]

The spirit of the 2018 EU-China Tourism Year can also provide a boost for provincial China

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On 12th April 2018
2018 EU-China Tourism Year, COTRI Weekly, ECTY, Overtourism

In light of the ongoing 2018 EU-China Tourism Year (ECTY), much has been discussed about the need for smaller and less well-known European destinations to find engaging means of marketing themselves as sites of culture and in-depth experiences in order to attract tourists to countries and regions that may not otherwise have been sought out […]

International Tourism Studies Association, London Office – Launch event live to be streamed live today

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On 9th February 2018
cotri, itsa, Overtourism, presentation, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt, the International Tourism Studies Association

To mark the launch of its London office, which will be responsible for supporting and promoting its work and its members outside of China, COTRI Partner International Tourism Studies Association will be hosting an opening ceremony at 17:00 GMT (18:00 CET, 12:00 EST). To mark the occasion, COTRI Director Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt will […]

How to benefit from the EU-China Tourism Year 2018

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On 30th August 2017
2018 EU-China Tourism Year, COTRIWeekly, etoa, Overtourism, webinar, World Bridge Tourism Project

With “Overtourism” having been a recurring headline throughout Europe this summer, often pointing at Chinese package tours as one element of overcrowded city centres, the forthcoming EU-China Tourism Year 2018 (ECTY2018) represents a prime opportunity to adopt a widespread approach to encourage tourism dispersal across the continent and across all seasons of the year […] […]