Tourism innovation Research Papers - Academia.edu (original) (raw)

Since the spread of the Covid 19 pandemic throughout the world, many concerns and inquiries about the future of travel and tourism during and after Corona have appeared. Those questions were divided into what will affect travel in general and how tourism will look like considering the pandemic. The pandemic has seized all the inhabitants of the globe and prevented people from all over the world from leaving their homes because of the quarantine needed to prevent the disease and to avoid the spread of the virus between humans specially those who have contacted with patients. The unprecedented spread of the epidemic has affected the global tourism movement. Rather, it led to the reluctance of tourists to travel , whether internally or externally, and it was a pandemic reason to stop flying completely and close the airports for the first time in history. All transportation has stopped, even partially, and the impact of the epidemic on the movement of people has increased, with the full or partial curfews imposed in many countries of the world. Specialists and experts have started studying the form of travel and tourism in light of these precautionary measures that may hinder the movement of people in general and tourism and leisure activities in particular. Indeed, in the event that those places are reopened, this will be partial and phased, and will not allow more than 30% to 50% of the capacity, taking into account considerations of social and physical spacing, wearing masks and gloves, and using sterilization and disinfection methods, which negatively affects the tourism experience, which is essentially a human experience that depends on dealing with citizens and locals in the tourist destination, exchanging experiences, practicing local customs and traditions, and moving with utmost freedom and liberty without restrictions. The return of these procedures will be subject to allowing only those who are stranded and whose visas, stays and visits have ended, and for the return of citizens of countries to their homeland. This means that traveling for tourism under these circumstances may require staying in quarantine for a period of four weeks divided equally by the tourist destination and the country of origin. These negative impacts on travel and tourism have led the writer to initiate some scenarios that may shape the form of travel and tourism at the present time and their future. The first of these perceptions is related to aviation as one of the most important sectors that may allow the people of the world to resume travel in general and tourism in particular. Therefore, it was suggested that the necessary tests and checkups should be carried out shortly before travel with appropriate vaccinations, if available, and the issuance of health certificates or what is known as a health passport. But this does not exempt from taking precautionary measures to achieve social and physical disbanding, measuring body temperature, sterilization, and disinfection of all surfaces, whether in airports or on planes automatically and electronically, using cleaning and self-sterilization tools, equipment, and devices avoiding human involvement. This also includes wearing masks and gloves for travelers and crews, and even wearing protective coverall and face guard for all workers. The glass separators should be placed between the passengers to prevent interaction and contact among them.