TOURISM MEANS

Tourism is a way to see our society (and ourselves) differently. (June, 2020)

Researcher, academic

China

CHALLENGES

Most people pay lip service to sustainable tourism. There is too much focus on the 'cost' of sustainability, and not enough on the cost of inaction. (April, 2020)

Inventor, consultant

France

CONCERNS

Tourism will change but we don’t for sure know how and people won’t have enough spare income to afford trips and vacations. This will impact my employees and myself for longer than the pandemic and I am not sure how I can safe my employees positions (May, 2020)

Tourism business representative

Germany

IDEAS

I think especially hotels need to rethink what to do with their free rooms. For example they could offer them for people who work in Homeoffice but who do not want to be at home all day. (December, 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

We need people who will not be afraid to travel. People who will want to travel. Abolition of travel restrictions. (August, 2020)

Tourism employee

Slovenia

SOLUTIONS

https://blog.zoom.us/wordpress/2020/03/04/best-practices-for-hosting-a-digital-event/ (April, 2020)

Tourism or convention office, event organizer

United States

EXPLOITATION

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

Student

United States

OTHER / SPOTTED

Impact of COVID-19 on Travel: Foreign Travel Industry Needs an Immediate Rescue Plan:

This article is based on India's data but it could be translated to all the other countries in the world affected by coronavirus, because it is hitting the tourism sector the same way everywhere. During the last years tourism was unstoppably growing in India but now this sector will have just to fight for survival, because even if quarantine ends and people go back to their jobs, travelling will probably still be restricted. He is also stating that in many countries the governments already started up plans for saving the tourism sector but India is not one of them, and should start working on that. Article gives four possible solutions: Cancel or postpone the proposed TCS on foreign travel that was introduced in the Finance Bill (2020), One-year GST Relief, Exclusive Fund Allocation for the Tourism Sector, Interest-free Credit Facilities for the Travel Sector.

See the original file here: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/348757 (April, 2020)

Student

Spain