TOURISM MEANS

Tourism became life for me about five years ago. When I started my journey as a tour guide, I gave up a lot. The main guideline was that I like to travel, research and share all the acquired knowledge with guests in Slovenia, Europe and around the world. I think we are slowly growing over the years and adding chapters step by step to our tourism career. (July, 2020)

Tourism employee

Slovenia

CHALLENGES

Apart from disrupting tourism activity, it has also disrupted our research activities (i.e. we are conducing bi-annual national survey of visitor motivations, activities, satisfaction and expenditure that was launched just before the C19 lockdown), it has a bearing on our consultancy services with contracts suspended, delayed and tasks redrafted, as well as on slowing down implementation of EU projects. (May, 2020)

Researcher, academic

Croatia

CONCERNS

That this will be going on for a long time. Well it is not a concern but a known fact that economy, tourism and everything we know will collapse and will need to be established once again. That is why I think and I want to participate in tourism from zero, because we will be one of the first ones which will do something about it. (March, 2020)

Student

Slovenia

IDEAS

My ideas are for local restaurants to make "survival kits" of whatever their specialty is. If it's a pizza shop then "make your own pizza kits". If it's a bakery then you could have "make your own cookies kit". These are little ways to make money and give people something fun to do this this scary, unpredictable time. (April, 2020)

Local resident

United States

I CAN OFFER

My love and support; I would love to donate money to help and do more but I can barely support myself right now. (April, 2020)

Student

United States

I NEED

More measures by the state to encourage and support tourism activity. (July, 2020)

Tourism employee

Slovenia

SOLUTIONS

Summer houses, glamping and cabins nearby are booming. I think that's a good solution for now. (May, 2020)

Student

Denmark

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

Home entertainment by the hand of tourism enterprises

This article explains that many tourism enterprises are keeping the contact with their clients, creating activities for kids and adults to help them go through these hard quarantine times. But, why do they do it if it is not their job?

The idea is keep in touch with the clients, even if they are not going to book anything with them right now, to remind clients that they will still be there when the things get stabilized, clients will remember them and start booking again. It is a long view strategy, but I think it is a smart movement from tourism enterprises instead of being just observers of the disaster.

See the original file here: https://www.hosteltur.com/135925_entretenimiento-en-casa-de-la-mano-de-las-empresas-turisticas.html (April, 2020)

Student

Spain