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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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Crowd place. (April, 2020)
Providing other people new and exciting destinations for reasonable prices. (October, 2020)
Predicting how things will change (May, 2020)
That mass tourism and destruction of tourism destinations and local communities will occur again. (April, 2020)
All my writing at the moment is exploring how we respond. This was my previous article: https://news.wtm.com/a-future-template-for-resilience-how-we-can-repurpose-tourism-and-champion-local-areas/
My next one, published later this week, looks at how we maintain solidarity during the challenging times ahead. It will also be on WTM's website. (April, 2020)
Information on travel safety in various countries, which are currently open to foreign tourists and integrated travel organization. (September, 2020)
Trainings concerning how to successfully hold a webinar and keep connections after the online events. (April, 2020)
We need an effective vaccine that will protect the population and allow it to travel normally. (August, 2020)
VIPs saying we're all in this together to promote themselves. (April, 2020)
We need to raise more awareness about the 'Anthropocene' and the need to move to a form of ecological tourism. (July, 2020)