Media and personal thoughts

Tourism once again becomes the engine of the Spanish economy [El turismo vuelve a convertirse en el motor de la economía española], collaboration of Oriol Anguera-Torrell in the Fitur newsletter. Fitur, May 16, 2022. Link in Spanish.

Tourism and its economic recovery [El turisme i la seva recuperació econòmica], radio interview to Oriol Anguera-Torrell. Ràdio 4 RNE, May 6, 2022. Link in Catalan.

To open or to shutdown hotels during COVID-19: The role of multinationals [Obrir o tancar els hotels durant la COVID-19: El paper de les multinacionals], entry by Oriol Anguera-Torrell. 5cèntims, October 21, 2021. Link in Catalan.

Tourist crisis: more than a hundred hotels on sale in Catalonia, most of them in Barcelona [La crisis turística pone a la venta más de un centenar de hoteles en Catalunya, la mayoría en Barcelona], collaboration of Oriol Anguera-Torrell in a press article by by David Rodríguez. Público, September 5, 2021. Link in Spanish and in Catalan.

Between tiny houses and luxury refuges: The new tourism after COVID-19 [Zwischen Tiny House und Luxus-Refugium: Der neue Tourismus nach Corona], collaboration of Oriol Anguera-Torrell in a press article by Sandra Louven. Handelsblatt, May 13, 2021. Link in German.

The business model of Barcelona hotels and offices in crisis [El model d'hotels i oficines de Barcelona, en crisi], collaboration of Oriol Anguera-Torrell in a press article by David Rodríguez. Públic, February 27, 2021. Link in Catalan.

Home office in the hotel: Spanish accommodations are reinventing themselves during the pandemic [Homeoffice im hotel: Spanische unterkünfte erfinden sich in der pandemie neu], collaboration of Oriol Anguera-Torrell in a press article by Sandra Louven. Handelsblatt, January 6, 2021. Link in German.

The worst year for tourism in half a century due to the pandemic [El turismo cierra su peor año en medio siglo por la pandemia], collaboration of Oriol Anguera-Torrell in a press article by Hugo Gutiérrez. El País, December 28, 2020. Link in Spanish.

Sea and mountain: the both sides of COVID-19 summer [Mar i muntanya, les dues cares en l'estiu de la COVID-19], collaboration of Oriol Anguera-Torrell in a press article by David Rodríguez. Públic, September 10, 2020. Link in Catalan.

The cost of digital distribution in hotels is around 18% [El coste de la distribución digital en hotelería se sitúa en torno al 18%], mention of a study by Oriol Anguera-Torrell and Claudia Langer in the press. Tecno Hotel News, August 15, 2020. Link in Spanish.

Nothing will be the same: 59% of hotels consider redefining their customers [Ya nada será igual: el 59% de los hoteles se plantea redefinir sus clientes], mention of a study by Oriol Anguera-Torrell and Jordi Vives-Perez in the press. Hosteltur, June 10, 2020. Link in Spanish.

Demand, liquidity and protocols, main concerns of hoteliers [Demanda, liquidez y protocolos, principales preocupaciones de los hoteleros], mention of a study by Oriol Anguera-Torrell and Jordi Vives-Perez in different online newspapers. Smart Travel News, Diario de Gastronomía, Travel 2 LATAM, May 29, 2020. Link in Spanish to Smart Travel News. Link in Spanish to Diario de Gastronomía. Link in Spanish to Travel 2 LATAM. Link in English to Travel 2 LATAM.

Tourism and Trust [Turisme i confiança], radio interview to Oriol Anguera-Torrell. Ràdio 4 RNE, April 29, 2020. Link in Catalan and in Spanish.

Reflections on COVID-19 and the Catalan tourism industry [Reflexions sobre la COVID-19 i la indústria turística catalana], personal thoughts by Oriol Anguera-Torrell. CETT Press Room, April 17, 2020. Link in Catalan and in Spanish.

The hotel sector proposes to avoid abusive fees from intermediaries [El Sector solicita evitar las cláusulas abusivas de los intermediarios], mention of a study by Oriol Anguera-Torrell and Claudia Langer in different online newspapers. Smart Travel News, Nexo Hotel, March 17, 2020. Link in Spanish to Smart Travel News. Link in Spanish to Nexo Hotel.

Digital marketing in the tourist accommodation industry in Catalonia [Radiografía del marketing digital en alojamientos turísticos de Cataluña], mention of a study by Oriol Anguera-Torrell and Claudia Langer in the press. Hosteltur, December 2, 2019. Link in Spanish.

The accommodations in Catalonia present deficiencies in the management of their prices [Los alojamientos de Cataluña presentan carencias en la gestión de sus precios], mention of a study by Oriol Anguera-Torrell and Claudia Langer in the press. Nexo Hotel, November 20, 2019. Link in Spanish.

"Data analysis, the key to success", at the fourth Conference on Tourism and Society [«L’anàlisi de dades, clau de l’èxit», en les quartes Jornades sobre Turisme i Societat], mention of a study by Oriol Anguera-Torrell and Claudia Langer in the press. NoticiasDe, November 15, 2019. Link in Spanish.

Airbnb's figures fight against the hotel sector in Spain [Las cifras de la pelea de Airbnb contra el sector hotelero en España], collaboration of Oriol Anguera-Torrell in a press article by Marta Garijo. Business Insider, February 8, 2018. Link in Spanish.

Tourism is not the problem [El turisme no és el problema], press article by Oriol Anguera-Torrell. El Periódico de Catalunya, June 26, 2017. Link in Catalan and in Spanish.