A profitable edition for IN2destination: FITUR 2018

Beyond the reported record numbers of participants, exhibitors, press, among others attending Madrid tourism fair this past January, we rather highlight the quality of meetings and contacts maintained. From the point of view of professionals in the sector, the different conferences and workshops on various technologies applied to the sector, challenges from social, governance, environmental and even technological absorption perspectives…

Highlighting the importance of measurement before students of Deusto University

On December 1, 2017, the Department of Tourism of the University of Deusto together with the Department of Tourism of the Basque Government celebrated the San Francisco Javier Conference once again, this time on the San Sebastian campus. The title of the day was THE IMPORTANCE OF MEASUREMENT IN TOURISM, an issue without doubt extremely relevant if destinations and companies…

IN2destination calling to action at MOVE2017: let´s measure, communicate and manage sustainably!

The fifth edition of the International Conference on Measurement and Economic Analysis of Tourism at the Subnational Level – MOVE was held on November 22, 23 and 24 in Pamplona Navarra. The Government of Navarre, immersed in the implementation of its strategic plan with a clear focus on sustainability and in making decisions based on data, organized MOVE. For this, it has…

Co-Authors of “Sustainable Tourism in Gipuzkoa: Challenges and opportunities”

On November 21, 2017 the work “Sustainable Tourism in Gipuzkoa: Challenges and opportunities” was presented. Denis Itxaso, Member of Culture and Tourism of Gipuzkoa, Nicolás Sartorious, President of the Alternativas Foundation, José Ignacio Asensio, Member of the Environment of Gipuzkoa and Ana Belén Sanchez, Fundación Alternativas presented this report on sustainability at a press conference in San Sebastian tourism. Nagore Uresandi,…

VI UNWTO International Conference on Tourism Statistics

Dr. Nagore Uresandi, CEO of IN2destination and Coordinator of INRouTe – International Network on Regional Economics Mobility and Tourism on June 22nd at the VI UNWTO International Conference on Tourism Statistics organized by UNWTO in Manila (Philippines) presented the document “Tourism, territory and sustainability at subnational levels: fostering credibility for its measurement and supporting key stakeholders” prepared by INRouTe. This conference…

UNWTO & INRouTe Workshop Subnational Tourism Measurement

IN2destination team organised on November 22nd 2016 the UNWTO & INRouTe workshop Subnational Tourism Measurement, hosted in Venice, Italy, by CISET. We had the opportunity to count with Eurostat and OECD, who organised the 14th Global Forum on Tourism Statistics that same week in Venice. As the workshop agenda shows, this workshop marked the first occasion prior to a Global discussion to comment on the document…

IN2destination has been awarded by the “BILBAO EMPRENDE” program

IN2destination received a mention during the”Bilbao Emprende” awards the last February 23rd of 2016. The ceremony was celebrated at the Esanche building, where IN2destination and others innovate entrepreneurs deserved the recognition, thanks to their commitment and contribution to the economic development of the city. The ceremony was chaired by the Mayor of Bilbao, Juan Mari Aburto.  This is annually celebrated with…

Season’s Greetings

Natalia Restrepo and Nagore Uresandi, IN2destination CoFounders would like to wish you Happy Holidays and a wonderful kick off for the New Year, which we are hoping will bring significant advances concerning sustainable and smart development of tourism, allowing for the transformation of our society, more inclusive, responsible and innovative. IN2destination headquarters are in Bilbao, so we would like to extend…

Meeting with Internationally Experienced Basque Businesses

IN2destination has participated in the Meetings with International Experienced Basque Businesses organized by Bilbao Ekintza, December 21st in Bilbao, where in2destinawe were able to enjoy an exchange of experiences by a renowned set of professionals from our territory currently based in Mexico, China, Peru and India. Speakers: Francisco Pi Martínez, representative of IDOM and Emprebask México; Nuria Celorio, Eseune Business School; Inés Murueta-Goyena, AZIN and…