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#TourismFromZero initiative

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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::

  1. How should we IMAGINE tourism now that we have an opportunity to reset the way we do business?
  2. Which CHANGES would you like to see? If any?
  3. What are your CHALLENGES and CONCERNS?
  4. What are your IDEAS and SOLUTIONS to make it through the pandemic AND into a sustainable and innovative future of tourism?

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.

Don't forget to share YOUR insights (for the first time or again, with new observations):

  

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EXPLOITATION

The protests of stay in place orders. (April, 2020)

Student

United States

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Tourism business representative

Bosnia Herzegovina

Tourist

Singapore

Tourism business representative

Slovakia

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TOURISM MEANS

An opportunity to engage. (April, 2020)

Researcher, academic

Canada

CHALLENGES

No income (we are not allowed to open the hotels yet), it is difficulf to employ people back not knowing wheather the guests will come after we reopen the hotel, we were planning to have one of the best year, all our group reservations were cancelled. (May, 2020)

Tourism business representative

Slovenia

CONCERNS

When In London it was only a few weeks into this pandemic. It was actually right before it became a pandemic. When we were there we were very cautious when we were in public. Especially when we were trying to leave we were concerned about going to Heathrow because it is one of the busiest airports in the world. We were also concerned about using public transportation because that is how we would get around to all of our destinations. (April, 2020)

Tourist

United States

IDEAS

I think it would be very good for catering businesses to expand their business on the internet, as the current situation is quite controlling in showing how untapped the network is in our daily lives. In my opinion, it is necessary to use technology in tourism companies, but at the same time to create businesses based on protection nature. By that, I mean to decrease pollution or transport vehicles could use electricity as fuel. I think it would be good to develop tourist activities in unknown destinations as well since it is essential to reduce mass tourism in very well-known destinations. Travel guides have a great opportunity to offer their skills to tourists through online applications. It seems to me that when renovating a tourist activity, we must keep in mind nature conservation and reducing the negative effects, not only money. (April, 2020)

Student

Slovenia

I CAN OFFER

From co-creating new stories, writing them down, connecting the partners, implementing ideas into the practice, organizing activities, discussing with media, public presentations and networking. (March, 2020)

Tourism business representative

Slovenia

I NEED

Perhaps creating a small, inspired group of us for idea sharing, innovation and fostering creative thinking as we are all, in one way or the other, locked into the square box thinking (May, 2020)

Researcher, academic

Croatia

SOLUTIONS

https://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/13-tips-to-face-your-fear-and-enjoy-the-ride.html (November, 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

As tourism has stopped, I believe there is plenty of stakeholders that would agree to take Zoom meetings with students. We could then talk about their challenges, and try to innovate their processes for the future. (April, 2020)

Student

Slovenia

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Some activities within this AIRTH and Tourism 4.0 initiative are part of Tourism 4.0 TRL 3-6 project