The Outlook of Tourism Recovery in 2022 One of the sectors of the economy that the pandemic most brutally devastated was the tourism industry. With stay-at-home orders and travel restrictions, the number of visitors to many destinations fell to almost nothing in 2020. While many hoped for a recovery in 2021, the development of the
Is tourism an interesting field of work after the COVID-19 pandemic? With massive layoffs in tourism to respond to the drop in tourism numbers and the uncertainty that followed the COVID-19 pandemic, the question arises whether the tourism industry's reputation and trust have been somewhat damaged. When tourism numbers started to rise again in 2021,
Ethical Tourism Recovery in Arctic Communities -survey results Vilhelmiina Vainikka1, Rosalind Bryce2, Bobby Macaulay2 1 University of Lapland, Department of Tourism Research 2 University of the Highlands and Islands, Centre for Mountain Studies ETRAC (Ethical Tourism Recovery in Arctic Communities) is a Northern Periphery and Arctic Programme initiative, led by Karelia University of Applied
Icelandic Tourism Research Centre The Icelandic Tourism Research Centre (ITRC) is a cooperative project between three universities in Iceland. The ITRC's aim is to strenghten and promote tourism research and further the bonds of research and industry through collaborative projects and serves therefore as a bridge between the industry and academia. ITRC is well established
COVID in Iceland In Iceland, the COVID-19 crisis has, like elsewhere, taken its toll on the tourism industry. In order to better understand the reaction of the industry, a small study was carried out during the summer of 2021 amongst tourism stakeholders in South Iceland. Interviews were conducted with SMEs in the region. The goal
Smart Tourism award recognizes sustainability and digitization in the sector COVID-19 has changed the tourism industry, but this award recognizes cities that are responding to the changes with increased digitization and accessibility. The European Capital of Smart Tourism 2022 honors two cities that represent smart tourism. These cities respond to the challenges of a changing
Scottish tourism and COVID-19: what’s the outlook for the sector? An extraordinarily uncertain outlook The outlook for tourism is extraordinarily uncertain worldwide, and recovery will depend on interlinked factors related to both the health crisis and the economy that touch on both the demand and supply side of tourism. These include: evolution of the pandemic
FUNIBER: Who we are and what we are doing for the project The COVID-19 pandemic has affected nearly every aspect of our lives, and it has impacted Europe's tourism sector significantly. In collaboration with multiple international partners, FUNIBER is proud to help get Europe’s tourism industry back on track safely. The project Navigating Tourism Crisis
