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The 2020 pandemic and previous years’ overtourism issues showed us both the benefits, the relevance, and the limits of the tourism, hospitality and leisure industries for society. We cannot foresee the future, but we can listen to challenges and start developing solutions.
So far we have received more than 900 responses in which these questions have been discussed::
In the name of the global tourism family, many thanks to every single one of you for the inspiring feedback. Your replies are summarized in the sections below.
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We need to raise more awareness about the 'Anthropocene' and the need to move to a form of ecological tourism. (July, 2020)
A job I do with pleasure. (July, 2020)
Travel cancellations by passengers. We are not currently receiving any new bookings. (July, 2020)
A new wave of infections, new restrictions on movement and travel. I'm worried about the collapse of the agency, the loss of the job. (August, 2020)
Holidays should be repositioned as a big deal, something meaningful and highly valued and also carefully planned with consideration for environmental ressources and human concerns. We would think more about what we really want for our money. Most people buy far too many things they don’t need, including myself! (May, 2020)
Insights & experience on Asian countries (May, 2020)
Multi sector collaboration to collect data. (April, 2020)
Online wine degustations. (April, 2020)
VIPs saying we're all in this together to promote themselves. (April, 2020)
I saw a weird travel website talking about travel to countries that didn't have the coronavirus. All the more reason to NOT go there, I would say. In no time the virus would be there and those countries would soon also go through all the troubles and deaths. (May, 2020)