[Webinar] COVID: Travel and Tourism
公開日 2020.07.15
Center for Tourism Research (CTR), Wakayama University hosts webinar series from Japan inviting prominent tourism scholars around the world.
We will kick off with Dr. Brent W. Ritchie (Distinguished University Professor of Wakayama University / Professor of the University of Queensland, Australia) focusing on the COVID-19 pandemic and tourism.
Register now and join us for free.
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*Through combined factors of availability and circumstances, this webinar has an all male panel. Wakayama University is very conscious of gender equality and proportionate representation and in forthcoming webinars in the series will ensure that proportionate gender representation is at the forefront of programming.
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Theme
Wakayama-CTR Webinar Series 2020
Tourism, Sustainability and Recovery: Asia Pacific Expert Outlook
Vol.1「COVID: Travel and Tourism」
Overview
Travel and tourism is extremely vulnerable to crises and disasters. The current COVID-19 pandemic is predicted to reduce global tourism by 70-80% (UNWTO, 2020). The impact is not uniform. Industry sectors such as airlines and hotels have been impacted more than retail and hospitality. Similarly, countries are at different stages of response and recovery, making it difficult for international travel to resume in its entirety. This presentation presents initial observations on the impacts, response and recovery strategies for travel and tourism. The presentation highlights industry and government response strategies, the importance of understanding consumer sentiment and changing travel motives and preferences. It also argues that recovery may be take longer than anticipated. Finally the presentation reflects on opportunities for tourism and travel to ‘build back better’ by using COVID-19 to transform both business and industry practices. Will travel and tourism be different in the future or will it revert back to ‘business as usual?
Date
Wednesday, July 22
Time
7:00~8:00PM (JST)
Venue
Zoom Webinar (online)
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Speaker
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Dr. Brent W. Ritchie (Distinguished University Professor of Wakayama University / Professor of the University of Queensland, Australia)
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Moderator
Dr. Joseph M. Cheer (Professor of Center for Tourism Research, Wakayama University)
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Panelists
Mr. Trevor Weltman (Chief of Staff, PATA)
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Dr. Hayato Nagai (Lecturer of The Faculty of Tourism, Wakayama University)
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Registration
Secure your ‘seat’ here by 21 July
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Organizer
Center for Tourism Research, Wakayama University
Supporters
UNWTO Regional Support Office for Asia and the Pacific
Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA)
Kansai Tourism Bureau
Contact
Center for Tourism Research, Wakayama University
Sakaedani 930, Wakayama-city 640-8510, JAPAN
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