FTI Touristik Failure: Report of an announced death

Fallimento tour operator

Tour operator failure. The world of tourism once again finds itself before the fall of a tour operating giant. The Munich court has launched insolvency prceedings for FTI Touristik GmbH, the second biggest German tour operator after Tui and the third in Europe in turnover (4.1 billion Euro) and traffic volumes, with 7 million clients. Franco […]

Overtourism: Between (false) alarms and opportunity

Tourism represents one of Italy’s main sources of income. Despite this, debate around this sector often oscillates between euphoria over the economic potential and worry over the phenomena of overtourism. This contrast generates not only confusion, but also reactions contrary to the country’s sustainable tourist development. It is, then, crucial to find a balance to […]