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Destinations need to adopt new protocols for health and hygiene measures: WTTC

Destinations need to adopt new protocols for health and hygiene measures: WTTC

Megha Paul

- September 28, 2020

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has unveiled a new report that explores the implications of the trends for each of four key travel and tourism stakeholders: travellers, businesses, workforce and communities.

WTTC, which represents the global travel and tourism private sector, worked closely with Oliver Wyman, a global management consulting firm, along with number of WTTC’s members from key areas of the travel and tourism sector, to bring together this important body of work. The report emphasises the importance of taking a global coordinated approach to recovery: enhancing the current seamless travel experience, embracing the integration of new technologies and enacting global protocols for health and hygiene to ultimately rebuild the confidence of travellers.

Notably, it highlights the need for public and private sector to work together to recover the millions of jobs impacted, rebuild traveller confidence, and build the sector’s resilience. The report stresses that, as we re-imagine the future of travel and explore policy recommendations, four macro-trends are expected to lead the way through recovery and beyond: demand evolution, health and hygiene, innovation and digitisation and sustainability.

According to the report,70% of North American leisure travellers say they would book during COVID-19 if changes were free. Additionally, more than nine out of 10 (92%) of consumers trust personal recommendations with regards to health and hygiene, and 69% of travellers cite cleanliness as a critical component of a travel brand’s crisis response, and it is expected that travellers will continue to pay heightened attention to health and hygiene even after there is a COVID-19 vaccine.

This signifies a need for destination readiness, as consumers priorities evolve, along with the need to adopt new protocols for health and safety measures to keep up with the demand evolution we are seeing.

Digitisation has been paramount during the COVID-19 pandemic. Given the shift to remote working, as well as lockdowns around the world, there has been a rapid shift towards digitisation, with people increasingly feeling comfortable with a touchless travel experience. The report reveals that it is here to stay with almost half (45%) of travellers saying they are ready to move from paper passports to a digital identity.

From widespread unemployment and anti-racism movements, to the restoration of natural habitats, the world has been reinvigorated to tackle social, environmental, and institutional sustainability. Furthermore, almost three quarters (73%) of consumers state they are taking note of brands that are making a difference during COVID-19, showing that growing attention is being paid to sustainability.

Gloria Guevara, president and CEO of WTTC said: “This comprehensive research paves the road to recovery for the Travel & Tourism sector. While there is still work to be done, this gives us insight into how we can best approach recovery and offers a vision and hope to the sector. It is crucial that we continue to learn from previous crises and come together in a coordinated way to make a real difference in reducing both the economic and human impact.

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Destinations need to adopt new protocols for health and hygiene measures: WTTC

Megha Paul

- September 28, 2020

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