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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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It is my biggest hobby and motivator, spending most of my time & money on exploring the world (May, 2020)
A set of services or service systems to provide transformative experiences to customers. (April, 2020)
[Professor] To prepare my students for a post-COVID-19 world. (May, 2020)
That the whole world is becoming more and more virtual and many companies only rely on the online market. (December, 2020)
Making a bigger point on tolerance. On accepting that this horrible thing has happened and that there's no going back. Therefore we need to be tolerant of eachother and experts trying to find new ways to bring tourism back to us. (April, 2020)
A vaaast information on local stories, a good network of local and regional stakeholders (Maribor, Slovenia) and a bit of crazy innovativeness that comes with our formats. (April, 2020)
In case the idea goes through - some ways to disinfect the apartments after every guest. (April, 2020)
Restrict AirBnb accommodations to be only available in high season months, limit the maximum commisson for OTA like Booking.com and Expedia. (April, 2020)
Some companies, especially in the medical and hygiene sector, have certainly been able to use the pandemic to their advantage. (October, 2020)
We need an organization that will promote international travel. I think people will have a fear of traveling for a long time. (August, 2020)