TOURISM MEANS

An opportunity to engage. (April, 2020)

Researcher, academic

Canada

CHALLENGES

The biggest challenge that the crisis brings with it is the economic aspect. Due to the almost global shutdown of the economy, it is not yet certain how bad the economy will be in the future. Tourism has been hit pretty hard, especially in Tyrol, and will therefore have a heavy loss in occupancy and reservations. How bad it actually gets is still unclear. (June, 2020)

Student

Austria

CONCERNS

I am concerned for my housekeepers and frontline staff safety and health. They will be interacting with guests that could be sick or cleaning rooms that could contain the COVID-19 virus. Employee safety is a must, and with this face mask shortage prioritizing medical facilities, hotel owners have no priority to receive this essential item to keep frontline employees healthy. (March, 2020)

Tourism business representative

United States

IDEAS

My main idea to combat my concerns would be to look for alternative jobs in the hospitality industry. Maybe I can find a way to incorporate a virtual aspect to the hospitality industry that has not been seen before. If I can find something like this I think I will have a leg up on my competition when companies do start hiring again. (April, 2020)

Tourism employee

United States

I CAN OFFER

I work in the hotel management in a luxury castle. There we can provide our guests the maximum comfort with a 8 ha garden (and we only have 25 rooms/suits) so it is perfect for guests, who want a short break from there everyday life, who wants to relaxe, who wants to enjoy the nature.

So nowadays it is necessary to provide your guests everything they want. That they leave your hotel with a smile. (October, 2020)

Student

Austria

I NEED

Until people start traveling again, we need financial support from the state or the European Union so that the company does not go bankrupt. (September, 2020)

Tourism employee

Slovenia

SOLUTIONS

In January I co-founded www.tourismdeclares.com, which is working to develop a carbon positive tourism framework - we have been delivberately quiet for these last few weeks, but will be working together to develop sustainable recovery plans.

my 2018 book - 'Transforming Travel - Realising the Potential of Sustainable Tourism' - is available for free download for the next three months. Just click here and download: https://lnkd.in/dvF9Jn5 (April, 2020)

Inventor, consultant

France

EXPLOITATION

Lots of people lose their jobs do to this crisis. Employees have to get rid of a lot of job places because they need to safe money and the people who are still working for this company get less paid than before. Lots of employees in Austria exploited the "Kurzarbeit" because they got money from the government but the workers in this company still worked the same amount of hours than before, but they got less income. (October, 2020)

Student

Austria

OTHER / SPOTTED

Three travel startups response to COVID19

The article highlighted on how these three big travel agencies Get Your Guide,Omio and Travel perk are responding to the Covid19 pandemic.All the three agencies reported a major drop in bookings combined with customer cancellation and reschedule of the travel plans. The three founders of this agencies described there is sudden revenue crunch with high levels of uncertainty due to the pandemic.Get you Guide agency copied to the situation by re-routing resources to service more on near-term customer needs through improved flexibility of cancellation of bookings and refunding systems .Omio and Travel Perk, the two agencies decided to reflect on duty of care. This is focused on supporting its customers,employees with safety measures and are taking the time to research on which investments they can engage or pull out at the current moment.

https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/13/three-travel-startups-tell-us-how-theyre-responding-to-the-coronavirus-crisis/ (April, 2020)

Student

Slovenia