Tourism and

Covid-19
Pequino, Charles Gabriel Sanlitan, Emmalyn
Nilay, Aira Marie Tagacay, Raiza
Rebaño, Andrea Nicole Nicolas, Kyla Ashley
Valenzuela, Veatrice Marie
Today's
Key takeaways:

Agenda Tourism and Covid-19

How the pandemic impacted

tourism industry
Proposal for the new normal

Action Plan

Final Verdict
 Almost complete suspension of
international travel has been one of the
major elements of the quarantines
introduced during the coronavirus
disease (COVID-19) pandemic. while
this has brought misery for those who
love to travel, it’s brought decimation
for airlines, hotels, and tourism
operators. t hen, there are the
environmental impacts. The pandemic
has put rural areas under pressure
from changed land use, loss of
biodiversity, and illegal poaching
activities. Fishing, mining,
deforestation, and other illegal nature-
based activities are on the rise.
 That's why travel and tourism
industry together with Department of
Tourism and governments should
continue to reinforce their
coordination mechanisms to
accompany the businesses, notably
the smallest ones, and the workers.
OBJECTIVES

The objectives of DOT focuses on the planning,

programming, and coordinating with the support,
assistance, and cooperation of both the private and
public sectors, is mandated to encourage, promote, and
develop tourism as a major socio-economic activity in
order to generate foreign currency and local
employment and to spread the benefits of tourism to a
wider segment of the population.
We think that the travel and tourism industry
has been hit hard across the globe. Due to the
nature of the disease;

International travel The airline industry The COVID-19 killed

advisories have been has taken a the tourism industry
issued by almost all tremendous hit as
countries in the world well, with most local
with no visas being and international
granted for international airlines operating at
travel purposes. huge losses for lack
of passengers.
 Airlines are empty Cruise ships are idle

Hotel and Restaurants are nearly empty Shops are closed

 The tourism sector is one of the
hardest-hit sector by the
coronavirus pandemic. The
pandemic has not only affected the
country’s economy, but it has also
caused the loss of thousands of
jobs in the tourism sector.
In this proposal we
will discuss the steps For us, we should start the recovery first Implementing of course first our safety
we took on how we in Domestic tourism before international protocol. lifting travel restrictions and
rebuild or recover because how we resolve the big problem working with businesses to access
tourism industry now we are facing if we don’t start with the liquidity supports, apply new health
that we are facing smaller one? "Slow but sure". protocols for safe travel .
the COVID 19
pandemic. Filipinos
like travelling within
the country.
Make limited fights specially And to the travel destinations always
international to avoid high risk of the check the accommodations, Physical
disease carried by COVID 19. distancing, and or any tourist activities
so that we can sure if the place is really
safe.

In the meantime buy local, support

Knowing the importance of balancing it
everything to local to help our fellow
because we know that there are people
Filipinos who lost their jobs or those
out there that losing their jobs due to
who do business. In this way we can
the collapse of tourism industry but at
help to recover the industry. And we can
the same time, We have to ways in the
do it online to avoid interacting face to
safety.
face.
The Philippine government is fighting
the effects of COVID19 in a number of
ways. Some sectors, such as tourism,
are working with local governments to
use new technologies to become more
resilient and, at the same time, help
communities to cope with the effects of
the pandemic. Tourism employs 5.7
million Filipinos and contributes 12.7%
to the country's GDP.
In the first half of 2020, foreign
tourist visits fell almost 70%
compared to the previous year due
to the pandemic. To regain the trust
of foreign visitors, the Ministry of
Tourism is introducing digital
solutions to protect the health and
safety of tourists.
According to Bernadette Romulo-Puyat,
Secretary of DOT or Department of
Tourism, Tourism is really a key pillar of
our economy, with vital contributions in
terms of productivity and employment
generation.

According to her, they have launched some

digital platforms to encourage people to visit
them as soon as possible. Also have the digital
campaign "Wake Up in the Philippines" with a
wide range of tourist offers in all our 16
regions. The biggest change they are making
in the tourism industry is the mandatory
compliance by tourist establishments with the
new protocols and normal health and safety
guidelines.
THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT SHOULD BE
IMPLEMENTED FOR THE NEW NORMAL;

Mandatory compliance by tourist establishments with the new

protocols and normal health and safety guidelines.

Digital solutions will come into play given the trend towards lack of
contact.

When amusements parks and other tourists’ attractions open in the

future, the control in numbers of crowd must be implemented

For us, we should start the recovery first in Domestic tourism before
international because how we resolve the big problem we are facing
if we don’t start with the smaller one?
 Slowly but surely

Implementing of course first our
safety protocol. Lifting travel
restrictions and working with
businesses to access liquidity
supports, apply new health
protocols for safe travel
Make limited fights especially
international to avoid high risk of
the disease carried by COVID 19
And to the travel destinations
always check the
accommodations, Physical
distancing, and or any tourist
activities so that we can sure if
the place is safe.

Knowing the importance of In the meantime, buy local,

balancing it because we know
that there are people out there
that losing their jobs due to the
collapse of tourism industry but
at the same time, we have to
weigh in the safety.
support everything to local to
help our fellow Filipinos who lost
their jobs or those who do
business. In this way we can help
to recover the industry.
 How to Apply Physical Distancing

Even though the attractions are finally opening in the future, prevention for spread of
the virus is still a must. So, in order to protect people and staffs. We must:

Implement online appointments Conduct sanitation in every Still put floor markings
so that, number of people inside corner of that place to protect to maintain social
are controlled. the tourists and visitors. distancing.
How do we balance the people and those
who lost their job?
Since the day that pandemic started, many workers lost their jobs due to lockdown
and health protocol implementations. Reduction of workers in different industries is
one of the worst things happened during this pandemic. In order to solve that, we
must:

Hire workers that are experienced

as being a staff of a tourist
attractions and amusement
parks.
Conclusion
The travel industry already faced difficulties. Many companies mastered the
challenges of digitization and were successful in the changing environment. However,
the magnitude of the consequences of Covid-19 is not comparable to previous crises.

Important information reaches millions of people instantly, thanks to the Internet,

which has many benefits and some disadvantages. It implies that the tourism industry
is greatly affected by the outbreak, as expected. Also, the findings provide original
clues in terms of necessary steps that should be taken to reanimate the industry.
Comments indicate that travel insurance would be on the list of must-haves from now
on. Tourism companies that would include this option in their travel packages for free
or at small prices would be preferred. Travelers should make sure their plans are safe
and protected to temp to invest in the tourism industry. In this context, travel
insurance and the possibility of change of date or location without paying a fee
difference can encourage travelers to make future travel plans and ensure tourist
mobility.