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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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Offering alternative future dates later this year and then next year instead of automatically accepting a cancellation. (May, 2020)
A chance to learn about new things, meet new people, see different way of living and find a new part of yourself. (May, 2020)
It will be impossible to keep the distance in airplanes, airports and trains, so many people will for a while not use these transport modes because they are afraid. People who do, risk at spreading the virus. (May, 2020)
Getting enough income.
Right now, we needed to shut down our shop and are not giving tours. So it can be, that we need to let some people go.
We also need to take care of staying in contact with our stakeholders comunity, in order not to loose them during the COVID19. (April, 2020)
Finding new stories and reading literature. We do not know everything about the area in which we carry out our business activity. Now is the time when we can renew our knowledge and upgrade it. (April, 2020)
The local knowledge, for hiking in the surrounding mountains. I can show beautiful little places in nature to relax. (June, 2020)
Organizations that will lobby global governments on behalf of the economy to create a more stable business environment. (July, 2020)
For hotels and even other tourism companies!
https://www.cayugacollection.com/believe-with-us-in-a-future-of-extraordinary-travel/ (April, 2020)
https://www.ft.com/content/19d90308-6858-11ea-a3c9-1fe6fedcca75 - link to the article written by Yuval Noah Harari that I find curious, as it opens many cotroversial questions and dilemas for the future - as the author states amongst other emphases - a shift from “over the skin” to “under the skin” surveillance, with the use od biometric data. (April, 2020)
We need to raise more awareness about the 'Anthropocene' and the need to move to a form of ecological tourism. (July, 2020)