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A new english version from the weekly summary on Turismo 2.0 by Rafael Martínez [words in brackets are mine]. We’re almost on holidays. We’re cheering each other because of the number 1000 member and because of Christmas time. Jokes and good time full the community. But other issues have their place too. Here we are:

Week 21, Briefing:

• QUOTATIONS:

“And what counts is the everyday effort persistently shared with those believing gesture expands hope, not a single day is wasted by those fighting.”Manuel Colmenero paraphrasing Miquel Marti i Pol.

“To fight the climate change, spend less fuel and save in infrastructures, the best option is to travel by lift.” Isaac Vidal

• POSTS:

Absolute record, bordering 60 posts, giving much content. We cannot comment here all of them because it would be too long. Let’s take a sample:

1.- [ludic posts] This week started very ludic, which is always welcome.

• Comments about the number 1000 member arrival continued. You can see all comments on “Sólo quedan seis…” (Joan Gou), and the collateral effects (El Blog de un Hotel). Or risen doubts (Patri M). Let’s stop here because it could had a record of followers.

2.- [Management]

• Business Models : Differences between a Football Team and a Hotel Company in “Jorge Valdano y el concepto de empresa” (Juan Sobejano)

• New and subtle issue on Prices by Javier García Cuenca. ¿Apostarías a este juego? [Would you play that game?]. No comments on Turismo 2.0, but very interesting ones on its duplicate post in his blog.

3.- [Trends]

• Very remarkable, well-crafted and interesting post about gastronomy considering its psychology, sociology and science. Good reading. LA CONTRA :La gastronomía nutre la mente, pero requiere un esfuerzo que puede ser placer (Manuel Colmenero)

• Interesting, accurate and clear-sighted post by Lola Escudero: “Una Web por Navidad”. [about the generational differences and the way we approach new technologies] Very realistic.

• El Packaging en el sector turístico (Víctor Mayans). About selling experiences.

• An idea by Marcos Alonso in the style of Julio Verne. EL PRIMER HOTEL DENTRO DE UN AEROGENERADOR …. Y ES VUESTRO. [The first hotel inside an aerogenerator… and it’s yours]. Judge by yourself.

• A vote for calm and tranquility. Slow travel (Fernanda Jaton)

• 2008 trends. Number 1: What’s your sphere? New social status spheres. (Juan Antonio Rodríguez Gamero). It’s not yet another classification. As per Rafael, it’s “the classification”, the more adequate one according current times.

4.- [Blogging]

• Penultimate post about the Nexotur case, close to be over. Editorial aclaratoria de Nexotur (Albert Barra)

5.- [Warning]

• Thanks for this warning, We think it’s very important. ¿Estafa? (Carles Parrilla) [Be aware of possible e-mails/calls to retrieve information from you and use you to break the law].

• OTHER UPDATES:

1.- [Blogging]

• A claim by Joan Gou, which could generate some controversy. Rafael, in the group “Bloggers principiantes….”, created a discussion on this issue.

2.- [Business 2.0]

• Ángeles Vargas is looking for the best business ideas related to 2.0 in Empresas y destinos top del 2.0

3.- [Christmas]

• Tens of Christmas greetings with their corresponding answers and references to rabbits, wine, heat?, past times,…, gifts.

• BLOGROLL:

Pueblos 2.0 arrives by Nando Llorella
Jorge Gobbi: a when “Eco” is fashion, marketing is magic ¿artificial, fake?
TURISPOD Nº 4. Another week discussed by Jimmy and Jordi.
Can a dream be a gift? (Albert Barra)
More about the digital canon.Very sharp, Edu William.
The new tourism and the comfort zone. (Juan Sobejano)
Special mention to Isaac Vidal for his rigorous and radical defense for Benidorm in Verticalidad gentil.
A gift by Nacho Giral, for this Christmas time.

Thanks, Rafael

See you next week and MERRY CHRISTMAS.

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