Sla beleidsplannen in recreatie en toerisme er op na en je vindt het woord 'regie'. Klinkt krachtig maar Solke Munneke (RUG) zet je in dit opiniestuk met beide benen op de grond.

Tijdens World Aviation Festival in Lissabon kwam de toekomst van low cost carriers in een panelgesprek aan bod. Met de komst van de los cost formules werd de wereld van toerisme op zijn kop gezet. AI, verdienmodellen en regelgeving verandert nu weer sterk de low cost maatschappijen.

Boekingssite Holidu (www.holidu.nl) analyseerde de maandelijkse zoekopdrachten op zoekmachine Google naar de beste kleine steden in Nederland voor een dagje of weekendje weg voor de herfst.

What does leisure mean in an age of planetary crisis? And how might it contribute to shaping a more sustainable future? These questions were at the heart of a lively conversation I recently hosted in my role as transversal professor of Sustainability Transitions at Breda University of Applied Sciences (BUas). I was joined by four BUas professors - Marcel Bastiaansen, Mata Haggis-Burridge, Jörn Fricke, and Jeroen Klijs - and two editors of UNCOVER magazine, Peter Horsten and Simon de Wijs. All are deeply engaged with the concept of leisure and its implications for society, the economy, and the planet. Together, we explored how leisure has shaped the world we live in today - sometimes for better, often for worse - and what role it could and should play in transitioning towards a more sustainable future. What emerged was a critical yet hopeful reflection on how we might reclaim leisure as a space for connection, creativity, and care, rather than a byproduct of consumption and productivity.

Edinburgh is synonymous with innovation and excellence and many aspiring actors and producers have cut their teeth in the city. Phoebe Waller-Bridge, the creator and star of ‘Fleabag’ and now the honorary president of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society premiered her one-woman play at the 2013 Fringe. The show earned her an Olivier Award nomination and was then adapted into a hit TV series for BBC 3/Amazon. Commenting on the Edinburgh Fringe, Waller-Bridge said that it is “at the beating heart” of the industry and in 2023 she launched a new £100k fund to support artists in bringing work to the festival. This is an excellent example of how the festival is intrinsically linked to and is a key part of the fabric of the city. So much so that its yearly cycle of activity means Edinburgh sees itself as a “festival city” (Ali-Knight, cited in Wade, 2020).

The hospitality industry plays an important role in broader societal and economic developments. How do we ensure that tourism in the Netherlands continues to have a positive impact? In this article, Yvonne Nassar, CEO of the Netherlands Board of Tourism & Conventions (NBTC), shares her vision of the impact of trends and developments within the hospitality industry.

Uncover had a conversation about meaningful experiences with internationally recognised business thought leader Joe Pine. He is the (co)author of some best-selling business books about the Experience Economy, authenticity, and customer value. In 2020, he cofounded the World Experiences Organization (WXO). At the moment, he is working on his next book which will be about the Transformation Economy. You can follow and join the process via the Substack platform on https://transformationsbook.substack.com.

Creating meaningful experiences is firmly rooted in the core of Breda University of Applied Sciences. We live in an experience economy which goes beyond relaxation, excitement, and pleasure. We want to use experiences to have a positive long-term impact, come up with resilient solutions, let people flourish and make sustainable change. We built meaningful, or even transformational experiences for a better world. The heart of our business and existence is in helping people to fulfil aspirations, to make people healthy, wealthy and wise, and even let nature and the world itself benefit. Big words, huge ambitions, which sound empty and hollow if we cannot deliver them in practice. This ninth edition of Uncover magazine features stories from education, industry and society, and research. Separate chapters are included on the future, professorship perspectives, stories, projects and specialisations from Academy for Leisure & Events (ALE), World Leisure Organization, and CELTH.

HISWA-RECRON gaat verder met de CWO in de Stichting Commissie Watersport Opleidingen en gaat een landelijk, uniform diplomasysteem voor zeil- en vaaropleidingen inrichten.