TOURISM MEANS

Income from tourists. (December, 2020)

Student

Slovakia

CHALLENGES

The challenges I personally have faced are having to cut hours at the bakery I work at at home. It's challenging when I'm not making an income when I am fully capable of working and would love to work.

I also live in the middle of no where with no wifi so it is a challenge to use my laptop to do any sort of work. (April, 2020)

Local resident

United States

CONCERNS

I didn't really had any concerns until now, as I didn't suffer any financial losses from the crisis and also hadn't any private impacts. I was just asking myself questions like how long will the crisis last? What will be the future impacts on the economy and our private life? (October, 2020)

Student

Austria

IDEAS

It would be an idea to buy gift cards for several hotels and tourism regions in whatever country you want to travel. When the crisis is over you can easily redeem your gift card. (December, 2020)

Student

Austria

I CAN OFFER

Sharing of efforts by OTA and fintech companies and so on. (April, 2020)

Researcher, academic

Japan

I NEED

Get in contact with universities and people who wants to travel (May, 2020)

Tourism employee

United Kingdom

SOLUTIONS

For the individual properties, it came down to providing refunds and vouchers for another stay to guests who had already booked for the next few months, as we know they won't be allowed to come stay due to state laws. As a company, we want to keep our employees safe and healthy as well, so telling the ones who can work to work from home. Keeping honest and open communication between the higher-ups and the employees about the status of the company, their working timeline, and honestly anything they have questions and concerns about. (April, 2020)

Tourism employee

United States

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

We need to raise more awareness about the 'Anthropocene' and the need to move to a form of ecological tourism. (July, 2020)

Researcher, academic

Cyprus