TOURISM MEANS

Tourism means a lot to me. Since I am employed in travel agency I would say I make a living from tourism. It is not just a job for me, because I always travel even during my annual leave. (September, 2020)

Tourism employee

Slovenia

CHALLENGES

How to organize trips in the future to be safe and attractive to people .. How to encourage people to travel as before the crisis. (July, 2020)

Tourism employee

Slovenia

CONCERNS

The main concern I have is, that when this all will be over, that people will just get crazy and want to visit the whole world and be greedy. (April, 2020)

Student

Slovenia

IDEAS

- Event planners who are highly anxious about the state of the industry and want to diversify their skills to increase their chances of being hired in a business role after quarantine can get certifications in digital marketing, coding, etc. or go back to school for a degree in a different field that provides an essential function (ex: accounting, social work, etc.). (April, 2020)

Tourism or convention office, event organizer

United States

I CAN OFFER

My skills, my willing to make the difference and my passion towards tourism. I think that nowadays ecotourism should be the key to success. (May, 2020)

Tourism employee

Italy

I NEED

Family, friends, support, fondness, job. (October, 2020)

Student

Austria

SOLUTIONS

Regarding the tourism in Austria I think the best thing we can do as locals is to support the Austrian economic system. This starts with buying local products, spending "holiday" in Austria, visiting smaller restaurants or supporting smaller companies that fight to survive. (October, 2020)

Student

Austria

EXPLOITATION

Social media influencers using it for attention; politicians making speeches to further their own agendas and blame various other parties instead of taking responsibility. Others whom are price gouging, being rude and inconsiderate, unfortunately this list goes on and on and on. (March, 2020)

Student

United States

OTHER / SPOTTED

This article forecasts on how tourism lies in the future due to the Covid19 pandemic.

To support their tourism sectors, the article highlights that in essence, domestic travel and tourism will be expected to substitute foreign tourism demand. Additionally, the governments will support travel and tourism sectors more directly through bailout packages. In the future the article states that at the beginning, countries may require a COVID-19 free certificate. If it becomes evident that COVID-19 survivors become immune to subsequent infections and transmissions, an immunity certificate for example Yellow Fever booklet, the article suggested that may become a requirement for both outward and inward travel, improving visa application processes and make them online and also issuing immunity passports so people can leave the lock down early.

https://www.unescap.org/blog/future-tourism-post-covid-19 (April, 2020)

Student

Italy