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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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I can keep people company or help them with basic info about how to use electronic devices to keep in touch with friend and relatives. (April, 2020)
Tourism is an important part of my life as I have been working in tourism for over 10 years. It represents work, pleasure and joy to me. (August, 2020)
Being a senior in college, the most common challenges I see during this time are students having a lot of trouble in the job search, and are also having difficulties adhering to social distancing orders and wanting to hangout with college friends in small groups. This may seem harmless but can cause huge unintended consequences with spreading the virus. I am also challenged by what my future is going to look like with a lockdown order extending past my original job start date as well as my lease move in date. (April, 2020)
We are concerned that we will face a third wave of infections in the autumn, which could be much larger than the first two. (August, 2020)
Reach out to personal connections or recruiters on LinkedIn looking for opportunities for remote, unpaid work to gain experience and to professors about unpaid/not-for-credit undergraduate research opportunities. (April, 2020)
Sharing of efforts by OTA and fintech companies and so on. (April, 2020)
Open borders for travel. Accurate and up-to-date information on new epicenters of infections. (August, 2020)
The best solution in my opinion is, that we have to digitize the workflow and learn to handle the e-progress. (December, 2020)
It´s sad that there are so many cheaters who just want to get all the money which is spend by the state to help the little enterprises to survive the crisis, so that those who really need the money, don´t have any chance to work against their problems ... (June, 2020)
It is my opinion, that now we have time to prepare fresh trip ideas and new routes, for ourselves or for others, if we work in a travel agency and so when all this is over, we will be able to offer something new, innovative and different to tourists. (March, 2020)