Experts will discuss the impact of the pandemic on tourism in the regions

The Department of Tourism at VŠPJ will hold a 3. March; an online professional discussion meeting on currentálnálnáproblems of the traveláindustry „In a word“. Témat firsté ofétheésolutions&of&the&discussions&are&the&impacts&of&the&pandemic&on&tourism&in&the®ions. The discussion is intended for professionals from the academic and practical sphere of tourism. Theétápeopleáareéstudents&of&tourism&from&collegesšcolleges,&universities&and&collegesšácolleges,&also&middlešcolleges.

In aáln´ discussion, the Department of Tourism is responding to the current situation where it is notá possible to meet in personá professionals from academiaé sfé and practice. In fact, every year in March, theádá department holds a professional conference focusing on currentálná problems in theá travelá industry, whichá has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. virtualálního," saidádí Ivica Linderová, the maináorganizerátor and moderator of the discussion.

 „Given the current situation, we decided to focus on the impact of the pandemic in tourism regions. We are rádi that the invitationání was accepted by the Association of Rural Tourism and Agrotourism, as Vysočina is a region with a diverseápotentialáfor ruralátourism. The CzechTourism tourism centre, which has been our longýýý& partner in the implementation of the March conference, is involved in this way. We are rádi that ourágentleá cooperation will take on a newá dimension," adds Linder. As CzechTourism, the national tourism association and destination management organisations from the Highlands and South Bohemia are joining the discussion, the discussion will go beyond the geographical borders of the Highlands region and focus on the overall situation in the Czech Republic.

„I think that inšich we are aware that the situation in tourism not only in the Czech Republic but globally in the world is not good. Longé closedí accommodation´ facilitiesí womení, mountainý resorts, restrictionsí in travelá, allšechinaá in the economy of the region. Particularly those regions that are dependent on tourism suffer from the economic crisis. The decline in arrivals and the number of people in tourism worldwide is around 80%. During the discussion we would like to explain the situation in the regions, to open up the problems faced by destination management, to raise the issues that need to be addressed;nit options, visions to restart tourism, whichý will inevitably be necessary in ,“ Linderová specifies. „Soé we would rádi link the academic sphereéru and practice, because in the current situation it is really necessaryé stát on the same shore and to cooperate in a mutual way,“ addsá headá of the department of tourism Eva Janou&scaronšková.