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Scottish tourism and COVID-19: what’s the outlook for the sector? An extraordinarily uncertain outlook The outlook for tourism is extraordinarily uncertain worldwide, and recovery will depend on interlinked factors related to both the health crisis and the economy that touch on both the demand and supply side of tourism. These include: evolution of the pandemic and new variants rollout of the vaccine the lifting of travel restrictions survival and readiness of businesses throughout the business base impacts on consumer confidence and travel behaviour developments in the wider economy While the brief recovery in the summer months of 2020 had fuelled hopes [...]

FUNIBER: Who we are and what we are doing for the project The COVID-19 pandemic has affected nearly every aspect of our lives, and it has impacted Europe’s tourism sector significantly. In collaboration with multiple international partners, FUNIBER is proud to help get Europe’s tourism industry back on track safely. The project Navigating Tourism Crisis Recovery will provide members of the tourism industry information and skills on how to navigate tourism in a post COVID-19 world. FUNIBER is the leader of disseminating information related to the project T-CRISIS-NAV. We are focusing on increasing engagement with target audiences all across social media [...]

Tourism research on the west coast of Scotland: developing business solutions for a sector in crisis Starting a series of blog spots that highlighted the work of our partners, we begin with the our Scottish lead partner, the Centre for Recreation and Tourism Research, part of the University of the Highlands. The Centre (https://www.whc.uhi.ac.uk/research/), established in 2012, is one of Scotland’s leading tourism research centres, with a huge network of overseas colleagues, clients and collaborators and an impressive portfolio of activity.  Working predominantly in an industry-facing capacity, the Centre is currently involved in eight EU-funded initiatives, co-financed through the ERASMUS+, Horizon [...]

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Motivation can wean over time, so use it to the max As businesses grow, so too can the mistake or the hurdles, these are two things that can be detrimental to motivation and perseverance. So, it is imperative to use that youthful motivation to its maximum in the first few years of business. That way, you can score some quick touchdowns to keep you ahead of the game if things ever do slow down. Flexibility It’s more difficult to make drastic changes the more settled you get. Property, investments, tax commitments, family — all of these things can contribute to slowness [...]

Include Me partners have developed, together with 15 other organisations, a global communication approach to promote diversity and inclusion called INCLUSIVE EUROPE. This social media set of tools is promoting the work done by 4 projects in particular: SMILE, Include Her, Inclusive HE and Include Me. Working together, the four projects give visibility to the topic and reach out to a large audience. The social media tools and dedicated newsletter focus on current actions taking place. You can follow this initiative on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter, and subscribe to the newsletter. If you are working in the area of inclusion and [...]

How COVID-19 is affecting employees in the tourism industry Barcelona is a city that heavily depends on tourism for economic revenue. The COVID-19 pandemic brought European tourism to a sudden halt, and the tourism sector is seeing unprecedented losses. María Cecilia Lupis is a reception manager at a hotel in Barcelona. Her hotel was forced to close from pandemic losses. Like many other hotels in the Barcelona area, it is uncertain when it will reopen to the public. “There is a great degradation of the buildings themselves and there is a risk of economic losses,” Lupis said. “They need direct subsidies [...]

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Irish and European Digital Social Innovators are already progressing and changing the European landscape creating ideas for change through digital technologies which have disrupted and will continue to transform the wider social innovation sector as we face a whole new world post Covid-19.  Check out Module 1 Introduction to Digital Social Innovation where you will learn about the different youth opportunities in the realm of digital social innovation putting the spotlight on some young people who are leveraging the power and potential of digital social innovation to change their communities, regions, and indeed the world!   Some YDSI Definitions First https://youtube.com/watch?v=DSijSS7MKN4&feature=oembed [...]

Irish Young People are using Mission Marketing to Reach the Hearts and Minds of their customers, users and communities. Check out Module 6 Marketing Young Digital Social Innovation where you will learn how young people from Ireland and across Europe have used the power of digital storytelling and mission marketing to impact and advance their projects. Learn the skills they used and what they considered when developing some of the most motivating and engaging stories. You will learn the technologies that are available to tell your stories and bring your brand to life. Story telling is a powerful tool for inspiring [...]