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An article based on an interview with Iyad Rasbey, representative of the Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA), offering a comprehensive vision of this emerging emirate as a destination for sustainable, adventure, and cultural tourism. With a focus on accessibility, eco-friendly development, international collaboration, and territorial differentiation, the piece presents RAK as a model of innovation with a strong identity—distinct from the mass tourism seen in its neighboring emirates.

In-depth interview with Daniel Martínez Junquera, Director of Visit Gijón and head of the city’s tourism promotion. The piece provides a strategic perspective on the challenges of sustainable urban tourism, digital campaigns, territorial diversification, the push for MICE tourism, and the integration of the local community into the visitor experience. A well-rounded article that combines data, institutional insight, and analysis of current trends in responsible tourism.

A well-crafted interview-chronicle that blends poetry, social analysis, and a critical perspective on the tourism model of San Benedetto del Tronto, a coastal city on Italy’s Adriatic shore. Drawing on the testimony of a local tourism office worker, the piece explores the shift from traditional beach tourism to an experience-based approach, the challenges of mobility, the role of the private sector, and the enduring structural inequalities of seasonal labor. A powerful reflection on what changes—and what doesn’t.

In-depth analysis of Oman’s tourism model, based on an exclusive interview, recent research, and the current political context. The text explores key challenges such as hotel expansion, sustainable construction, the valorization of cultural heritage, and international collaboration policies. It highlights case studies such as Nizwa and presents measures to manage over-tourism, aiming to preserve authenticity and safeguard community well-being.

In-depth interview with Helena Riess, representative of the Attersee-Attergau Tourism Office (Upper Austria), on the challenges and opportunities the region faces in the context of its integration into the new Salzkammergut DMO. The conversation explores key topics such as digitalization, seasonality reduction, development of local products, the role of astrotourism, and the need to balance visibility among regions. The text offers a valuable local perspective on the institutional transformation processes currently shaping European tourism.

Critical analysis article on the city of Riccione (Italy) and its current tourism positioning. Drawing from a visit to the local Tourist Information Office (IAT), the author assesses the role of tourism offices, the challenges they face in the digital age, and the disconnect between the city’s historical legacy and its capacity for innovation. Although she was unable to secure interviews with official representatives, the piece offers a sharp and thoughtful reflection from her perspective as both a citizen and a travel journalist.