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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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My biggest concern is whether I will be able to find a job after college. Everybody knows that the hospitality industry is one of the main industry's that is feeling the effects of COVID-19. I am really worried that as a graduating senior that I will have a tough time finding a job when the economy is in a recession. The uncertainty of this virus has forced the hospitality industry into a hiring freeze. Due to this I am unsure how long it will take me to find a job after I graduate this May. (April, 2020)
For me, tourism is the most important thing in life. Without tourism, my family would not have work in our valley and probably they had to move to a bigger city to find new work. Tourism guarantees us a high standard of living in the most beautiful places on Earth. (June, 2020)
Predicting how things will change (May, 2020)
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)
For me, the COVID-19 pandemic wasn't that bad. I founded my own hockey goalie camp, become a professional coach and learned a lot in the last month. Of course, there are many people who struggle now in their life and have a lot of problems. But in the end, you have to get up and make profit out of every situation in life. (October, 2020)
My joy at work in the tourism industry. (June, 2020)
Cheap credit with low or no participation of own money, funding for tourism developement, higher value of 'de minimis' for one company, more help from NTO to promote out destination. (May, 2020)
The tourism sector has been hit very hard by the pandemic. The following article might provide some light for the tourism sector, in these dark times: https://www.plugandplaytechcenter.com/resources/impact-covid-19-travel-hospitality-industry-and-6-startups-can-help/ (June, 2020)
The protests of stay in place orders. (April, 2020)
#Coronavirus – How is the Industry reacting?
This article presents how tourism companies react to the coronavirus. Some companies use technologies to recover from the crisis. Many countries are offering the potential travelers to visit some tourism destinations and attractions via virtual reality. For example Japan, Brasil, Malta, Berlin, Montreal, Israel, Portland, Philadelphia, #greecefromhome, #austrianhomestories etc.
https://www.thinkdigital.travel/opinion/coronavirus-how-is-the-industry-reacting/ (April, 2020)