TOURISM MEANS

Means broden horizons, giving experiences, generating new knowledge. (April, 2020)

Tourism employee

Slovenia

CHALLENGES

Such as Japanese government, we need to avoid the following “Three Cs”; (https://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/content/000061935.pdf)

C1: Confined spaces (with poor ventilation)

C2: Crowded places (with many people nearby)

C3: Close contact (with people)

I thought the challenge/ essential impact during/ after COVID to tourism/ service industry is the avoidance of “Three Cs” in contact points between service provider and user. That affects facility use restrictions for the former and expectation alteration by going-out restriction throughout my three perspectives in T0. (June, 2020)

Researcher, academic

Japan

CONCERNS

My concern is that after COVID-19 pandemic accessibility to culture and heritage will be limited with negative consequences especially for more vulnerable visitors, including people with disabilities. Too often these visitors are already excluded from their right “freely to participate in the cultural life of the community and to enjoy the arts” (Article 27 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights). (May, 2020)

Researcher, academic

Italy

IDEAS

Many beautiful and culturally rich countries aren't given this kind of attention and are completely ignored by tourists. They can be visited safely and offer unique landscapes and experiences. In Djibouti, visitors can dive with Whale Sharks, while in Central African Republic, visitors can experience the African jungle and meet the native tribes who call the region home. Sao Tome & Principe has beaches that rival the popular spots in the Caribbean, while the mountains of Tajikistan are far more breathtaking than the far more popular (and over-visited) Swiss Alps. There should be a collective effort by travel influencers, media, and anyone in the industry to promote these destinations after Covid-19. We need to let the popular Instagram-famous destinations take a break to recover and we can revisit them in the future. (April, 2020)

Tourist

United States

I CAN OFFER

Knowledge from being a general manager in a huge hostel. Project Management in a digital association. Online Marketing. Connecting technologies and trends to use them for business models for growth strategies. Motivation, enthusiasm and a "never give up, your survival is just an idea away" mentality! (May, 2020)

Tourism business representative

Germany

I NEED

I think our company needs a good and positive employee force, including maintaining good HR practices and encouragement to give employees. Personally, the company also needs a plan from our boss going forward (as hard and uncertain as the world is making that on him). (April, 2020)

Tourism employee

United States

SOLUTIONS

Trying out all sorts of different applications and never stop being curious. (April, 2020)

Student

Germany

EXPLOITATION

Travel companies not allowing for partial or full refunds. It is not as if people wanted to cancel their travel and we cannot deter people from traveling in the future by souring their present experiences. (March, 2020)

Student

United States

OTHER / SPOTTED

I am really curios about how the Covid-19 pandemic will change our world and our society. I think we can learn a lot of things from the crisis and reorient new. But I am also concerned about how the world will change and which developments are going to happen in the future. I hope people think careful and learn from the crisis. (June, 2020)

Student

Austria