TOURISM MEANS

Core business, our whole revenue is based on travelers of all segments. (April, 2020)

Tourism or convention office, event organizer

Slovenia

CHALLENGES

Travel cancellations by passengers. We are not currently receiving any new bookings. (July, 2020)

Tourism employee

Slovenia

CONCERNS

I am not worried because I find that if you are disciplined and positive everything will be fine. (April, 2020)

Student

Serbia

IDEAS

I don’t really see myself as someone who has enough knowledge to come up with any meaningful solutions, but I do think that we should focus more on local tourist attractions, so maybe they would deserve more promotion in such times. (April, 2020)

Student

Slovenia

I CAN OFFER

From co-creating new stories, writing them down, connecting the partners, implementing ideas into the practice, organizing activities, discussing with media, public presentations and networking. (March, 2020)

Tourism business representative

Slovenia

I NEED

We do not need special resources, only normal conditions that will allow travel. (August, 2020)

Tourism employee

Slovenia

SOLUTIONS

The tourism sector has been hit very hard by the pandemic. The following article might provide some light for the tourism sector, in these dark times: https://www.plugandplaytechcenter.com/resources/impact-covid-19-travel-hospitality-industry-and-6-startups-can-help/ (June, 2020)

Student

Austria

EXPLOITATION

Global airlines and hotels holding back payments or only providing credits to customers, yet laying people off, and seeking bailouts. (April, 2020)

Researcher, academic

Canada

OTHER / SPOTTED

Rethinking and Reinventing Travel and Tourism Post Covid-19

This article is related to tourism in Ghana but all the measures can be used in the same areas to boost the tourism industry. The author presents that mainly the domestic and regional tourism should be supported, there should be weider utilization of technologies, digital word etc. There should be smart leadership and cooperation between the tourism organisations and all the segments in the tourism industry. The protection of the environment is important and we should heed sustainability and and support it all. The selected data and analysis will be helpful to get the information and work with them, use them to get the important decisions.

https://voyagesafriq.com/2020/04/10/rethinking-and-reinventing-travel-and-tourism-post-covid-19/ (April, 2020)

Student

Czech Republic