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The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism, as well as speculation about tourism futures, have been the subject of intense academic debate. Yet, despite a prolific literature on the intimate relationship between tourism and (geo)politics, accounts of how conservative and (extreme) right-wing politics shaped tourism during the pandemic remain underdiscussed in tourism studies. Hence, the purpose of this commentary is to draw attention to this intertwined connection by stimulating critical reflection on the specific cases of the Netherlands and Brazil in terms of their politics and approaches to tourism during the pandemic. We highlight the key political ideologies that guided the actions of the respective governments of these countries, focusing on the social, economic, and political meanings of their outlooks in a globalized and neoliberal world. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Provocatively drawing inspiration from an episode of the Netflix series Black Mirror and China's Social Credit System this article critically examines the politics and practices of datafication, quantification and qualification associated to the Airbnb platform. It first explores some of the ideas and ontological claims that endorse Airbnb's digital infrastructure. Secondly, it looks at how the company's use of data management and metrics has become increasingly instrumental in maintaining control over hosts and guests and obtaining desirable and profitable outcomes. It does so by unpicking various applications and technologies used by Airbnb to monitor, record and measure the behaviour of hosts and guests. Drawing on in-depth interviews with Airbnb hosts and their participation in forum discussions the article discusses how people understand – and resist – Airbnb's 'ranking logic' and the ways in which their Selves and their homes should be rated and ranked and put into circulation as 'value' by the platform. In particular, the article argues that, through the review and rating system incorporated in the platform, both guests and hosts actively contribute to the production of a set of constantly changing hierarchies that represent the driving force of Airbnb as a biopolitical social regulator. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]