The year was 2020, and I, among others, spent US$326.6 billion on wine. Thanks to the pandemic, we wine drinkers are finding solace by drinking more wine, pushing revenue to a projected US $434.6 billion by 2027, representing an increase of 4.3 percent between 2020-2027. Dessert wines (i.e., Sauternes/France; Tokaji Aszú/Hungary; Muscat/Italy) are a growing category […]
Successful Tourism Leadership Demands Dynamic and Innovative Education and Training
Dr. Marianna Sigala, Professor, University of South Australia Business School is the guest of today’s Q&A by World Tourism Network. Moderated by Dr. Elinor Garely. It is obvious that the tourism industry has been devasted by COVID-19. The harsh, but necessary stop to travel created an unparalleled number of job losses around the world and […]
Ignorance, COVID-19 and Tourism
It is convenient to claim that the tourism industry has been brought to its knees because of COVID-19; however, the blame would be misplaced. The broader picture includes a confluence of culture, politics, science, and geography joined together by incompetent leadership resulting in the elimination of millions of jobs, billions in lost revenue, and a future that is […]
Covid 19 Dining Out Becomes a Dilemma
Life BC (Before Covid 19) Before Covid 19 dining out was a no-brainer; grabbing a pizza or making a reservation at the newest, trending restaurant – no problem. However, thanks to the President of the USA and other elected officials, having a drink at a bar with friends, or eating a burger at a nearby pub has […]
Luxurious South Africa
Wealthy South Africans know how to enjoy their wealth. According to the Credit Suisse’s Global Wealth Report 2017, there are 58,000 South Africans, or 0.2 percent of the population, that qualify as millionaires with 84,000 belonging to the top 1 percent of global wealth holders. Financial services firm Allianz, using data from national accounts, estimates […]
Going to Africa? Include Zambia
Tourism is becoming an important economic engine for Zambia, creating employment, stimulating infrastructure and increasing foreign earnings. On Your Radar? Of the 53.3 million international tourists visiting Africa in 2014 only 1.7 percent visited Zambia. The purpose of the visit was primarily business (54 percent) with only 25 percent booking for a holiday. While most […]
International Restaurant & Food Service Show: 10 new products
EAT! Support the Restaurant Industry In 2017, the restaurant industry counted $799 billion in sales, and there are over 1 million restaurant locations in the USA, employing 14.7 million men and women, equal to 10 percent of the overall US workforce. As part of this important industry, over 20,000 Restaurant, Food and Beverage Managers were […]