News about tourism
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14 September 2021
Uncontrolled growth of apps causes issues in the agriculture and food sector
- Apps are often very useful, provided they are compatible with other apps and the underlying larger information systems used by businesses. If this is... -
26 July 2021
Volunteering abroad: is it really helpful?
- Volunteering abroad: you get to travel and do something useful at the same time. Best of both worlds, it seems. But 'it is too simplistic to think... -
08 July 2021
Co-producing tourism experiences with fishing villages in Malta
- Researchers from the Environmental Policy group (ENP) at Wageningen University and Research have been involved in the development of community-based... -
01 July 2021
FNP student wins UFW award in social sciences
- Wisse van Engelen obtained a 9 in June 2020 for his Masters thesis. -
30 June 2021
Four students win Thesis Award 2020
- University Fund Wageningen has granted the Thesis Award of 2020 to four students from Wageningen University & Research. Peter La Follette won... -
25 June 2021
Almost 1 in 7 farmers and horticulturalists supply products to consumers along a short supply chain
- The number of agricultural businesses that sell their products along a short supply chain increased by more than a quarter from 2017 to 2020.... -
22 June 2021
Martijn van Duineveld in Het Parool
- In Het Parool a new strategy from the municipality of Amsterdam to attract the right tourists to Amsterdam was discussed. Urban geographer Martijn... -
09 June 2021
Wageningen University & Research and PAME launch a capsule to track the journey of marine litter from the Netherlands online
- Last week, a special capsule was launched at sea, some 25 miles West of the island of Texel in the Netherlands. The live position of this 'Plastic in... -
27 May 2021
How Dutch migratory birds are caught by trapping nets
- Each year, large numbers of migratory birds (including Dutch birds) are caught in the Mediterranean. These birds, ranging from quails to nightingales,... -
06 April 2021
Roots Guide Project - an interactive guidebook of the Netherlands
- An article co-authored by our associate professor in Cultural Geography Meghann Ormond was published in the Journal of Sustainable Tourism:...