TOURISM MEANS

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

Tourism employee

Slovenia

CHALLENGES

Tourism will probably due to this crisis regressed, so most of tourism services will have a season full of loss. The challenge will be how fast will tourism companies solve the crisis and once again ˝rise from the ashes˝ and countinue. (April, 2020)

Student

Slovenia

CONCERNS

The biggest concern I have is about the upcoming tourist season, since our apartments are already booked for whole june, july, august and september. If things still aren't settled in june, we will be forced to return the pre-payments for the apartments that usually help us during out-of season. (April, 2020)

Tourism employee

Slovenia

IDEAS

One idea I had was to offer a "babysitting service" for parents who had to stay at home and work. Because that would keep people who are out of work busy and it would relieve the parents for a few hours who are stuck at home with them all day.

The service would include doing homework with the children and going outside as getting infected was less likely outdoors.

Another idea I had (which other cities and countries are doing already) was to offer more home delivery services. I think in Innsbruck we lacked take away/delivery services not only from restaurants but also from bars and pubs. But also companies which normally do not offer delivery services could have adapted quicker, for example: books (Tyrolia/Wagnerische/Thalia) or wool and fabric from small shops in town. Pretty much anything that would have kept you busy and sane during lock down. Which would have also created more jobs during this crisis. (June, 2020)

Student

Austria

I CAN OFFER

I do not have any resources at the moment, as I do not see adequate resources in this situation to save tourism. (July, 2020)

Tourism employee

Slovenia

I NEED

- Protection

- Safety

- Information

- Positive news

- Communication (June, 2020)

Student

Austria

SOLUTIONS

I am a good communicator so I could talk to those who feel lonely at the time, I can provide any kind of creative work if needed or health care for those in need. (April, 2020)

Student

Slovenia

EXPLOITATION

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)

Student

Slovenia

OTHER / SPOTTED

Great to see initiative to re-think and evaluate tourism during the pandemic. Thank you. (April, 2020)

Student

Japan