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#TourismFromZero initiative

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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::

  1. How should we IMAGINE tourism now that we have an opportunity to reset the way we do business?
  2. Which CHANGES would you like to see? If any?
  3. What are your CHALLENGES and CONCERNS?
  4. What are your IDEAS and SOLUTIONS to make it through the pandemic AND into a sustainable and innovative future of tourism?

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.

Don't forget to share YOUR insights (for the first time or again, with new observations):

  

The 10 quotes below are updated every few minutes and elephant word-clouds are recalculated regularly based on your new survey entries. You have to refresh the page or revisit us every so often to see the changed content.

TOURISM MEANS

The possibility to travel not only with our mind, but also with our bodies.. meet new cultures, new people and be ready for new adventures. (April, 2020)

Student

Italy

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Bosnia Herzegovina

Tourist

Singapore

Tourism business representative

Slovakia

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TOURISM MEANS

Tourism means a lot to me because I have been working in it all my life. I have previously worked in youth tourism for seven years and have been running my own travel agency for the last 23 years. (July, 2020)

Tourism employee

Slovenia

CHALLENGES

We have significantly less work, so many employees have been waiting for work at home for almost half a year. (September, 2020)

Tourism employee

Slovenia

CONCERNS

My biggest concern about tourism in the future is that people will travel just because they can, without higher motivation, making places overcrowded and creating tourist monoculture in destinations. (May, 2020)

Student

Slovenia

IDEAS

Country should provide more support for all tourism related companies in this times.

Tourism should open only when the science could confirm we are ready till that time support for tourism industry from countrys - in this time I think it is more important to wait and not to make long time damage if we open tourism too soon. (April, 2020)

Tourism employee

Slovenia

I CAN OFFER

Motivation and a great desire to improve tourism. (March, 2020)

Student

Slovenia

I NEED

Multi sector collaboration to collect data. (April, 2020)

Researcher, academic

Japan

SOLUTIONS

Group trips of up to 10 passengers within the EU.

Tailored travel programs for individual travelers. (August, 2020)

Tourism employee

Slovenia

EXPLOITATION

Criminals phishing company details to claim subsidies entitled for small businesses in various states of Germany. (May, 2020)

Researcher, academic

Germany

OTHER / SPOTTED

After the Virus: 10 Consumer Trends for a Post-Coronavirus World

Article presents 10 new trends and innovations in the world, which can make great changes and boom also in the tourism affected by covid-19. As examples it can be virtual experience economy, virtual companions, ambient wellness, or assisted development.

https://skift.com/2020/03/17/after-the-virus-10-consumer-trends-for-a-post-coronavirus-world/ (April, 2020)

Student

Czech Republic

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Some activities within this AIRTH and Tourism 4.0 initiative are part of Tourism 4.0 TRL 3-6 project