TOURISM MEANS

At its best, tourism is the chance to connect with people and nature and to focus on a life not defined by productivity. (April, 2020)

Inventor, consultant

France

CHALLENGES

The challenges I personally have faced are having to cut hours at the bakery I work at at home. It's challenging when I'm not making an income when I am fully capable of working and would love to work.

I also live in the middle of no where with no wifi so it is a challenge to use my laptop to do any sort of work. (April, 2020)

Local resident

United States

CONCERNS

Restart after Covid-19. How many providers / tourist agencies will survive? How to persuade a (changed) tourists to visit us (fear of infections, human contacts, cross borders, health …)? (April, 2020)

Tourism employee

Slovenia

IDEAS

After all this is over I wish there could be some type of travel focused event that involves getting people together to share their COVID-19 experiences and stories so that we can not only return to normal but come out of it as a better people and society collectively. I'm hoping that this will help open peoples eyes about how we need to change as a society and just how far we have truly strayed from our humanity. (March, 2020)

Student

United States

I CAN OFFER

The local knowledge, for hiking in the surrounding mountains. I can show beautiful little places in nature to relax. (June, 2020)

Student

Austria

I NEED

Global trends including European tourism ones

Advanced cases on sustainable tourism coping with COVID (June, 2020)

Researcher, academic

Japan

SOLUTIONS

Offering alternative future dates later this year and then next year instead of automatically accepting a cancellation. (May, 2020)

Tourism or convention office, event organizer

United Kingdom

EXPLOITATION

There have been cases I heard of where companies would apply for financial support from the government, even though they where not entitled to get it and had no real need for it. (June, 2020)

Student

Austria

OTHER / SPOTTED

Prepare for the opening: prepare a protocol. How will you welcome your guests tomorrow; which standards will you have to follow to guarantee safety; how will you adapt to the »new reality«; where will you put the hand disinfection gel? These are some questions to answer to make feel the guest secure and safety at your place. (April, 2020)

Tourism business representative

Slovenia