TOURISM MEANS

Tourism for me means to travel and see new places in the first place. Whether I’m only visiting a nice village or a city in Austria for a couple of days or take a trip around the world for a longer time, tourism is a way to explore. The other big part of tourism is to get to know new people, new cultures and explore different styles of living. Since I myself am a huge fan of travelling and experience as much as possible, tourism is a key thing in my life and hopefully will never get lost in those times. (October, 2020)

Student

Austria

CHALLENGES

We are trying to figure out, what kind of tourist are there going to be after the COVID-19. How can we address them?

How can we make our business stable?

How to connect with other regional stakeholders to be more stable and present in future market? (April, 2020)

Tourism business representative

Slovenia

CONCERNS

The ability of tourism organisations to create systems that will deliver a safe and satisfying tourism experience. (May, 2020)

Researcher, academic

Netherlands

IDEAS

I like the idea of starting a very much different way of tourism after this and a lot of other things. (April, 2020)

Student

Slovenia

I CAN OFFER

Information on travel safety in various countries, which are currently open to foreign tourists and integrated travel organization. (September, 2020)

Tourism employee

Slovenia

I NEED

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

Tourism employee

Slovenia

SOLUTIONS

Working from home, flexibility, reducing labor costs, on-call duty, finding new opportunities for development in tourism. (July, 2020)

Tourism employee

Slovenia

EXPLOITATION

I think it is insane that you have to pay over €90 to get tested for COVID 19. There are a lot of people who cannot afford it especially when they were put on "Kurzarbeit" or lost their job. I think everyone should be able to get tested for free. (June, 2020)

Student

Austria

OTHER / SPOTTED

Impact of COVID-19 on Travel: Foreign Travel Industry Needs an Immediate Rescue Plan:

This article is based on India's data but it could be translated to all the other countries in the world affected by coronavirus, because it is hitting the tourism sector the same way everywhere. During the last years tourism was unstoppably growing in India but now this sector will have just to fight for survival, because even if quarantine ends and people go back to their jobs, travelling will probably still be restricted. He is also stating that in many countries the governments already started up plans for saving the tourism sector but India is not one of them, and should start working on that. Article gives four possible solutions: Cancel or postpone the proposed TCS on foreign travel that was introduced in the Finance Bill (2020), One-year GST Relief, Exclusive Fund Allocation for the Tourism Sector, Interest-free Credit Facilities for the Travel Sector.

See the original file here: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/348757 (April, 2020)

Student

Spain