Lecture on Tourism Post-Pandemic

Introduction

• Post-pandemic travel is resuming.
• Increase in demand for flights:
  • 74% increase from Brazil.
  • 66% increase from the UK.
• Visitors' increase due to lifting of travel bans.
• US reopening borders to vaccinated passengers from over 30 countries.

Impact on Tourism

• Tourism sector heavily impacted by the pandemic.
• Resilience of tourism as a sector.
• Tourism as a key pillar of recovery and opportunity.

Rebuilding Tourism

• Focus on future rebuilding:
  • Based on sustainability.
  • Accessibility.
  • Inclusiveness.
• Importance of innovation and emerging technologies.
• Central role of youth in rebuilding efforts.

World Tourism Organization Initiatives

• Launch of the SDGs Tourism Awakenings Challenge.
  • Targeting innovative startups globally.
  • Aim: Advance UN Sustainable Development Goals in tourism.

Challenges for Participants

• Local community involvement.
• Green and blue economies.
• Ecological and sustainable capital creation.
• Tourism tech for good.
• Tourism education.
• Women empowerment.

Goals and Support

• Winners to transform the tourism sector.
• Supported by the World Tourism Organization and program partners.

Conclusion

• Call to join and help reinvigorate the tourism sector with energy and innovation.