The Covid-19 is a virus that has had a great impact on the lifestyle that people lead during the last months, it has had as a consequence that the safety protocols and services provided by many items have had to be modified with the objective of protecting people’s health and maintaining a social distance.
The tourism sector has been significantly affected by the pandemic that is currently being experienced by airlines, as mentioned in Measures by Covid-19 it can lead to the bankruptcy of several airlines, that is why this item is looking for solutions that allow them to continue generating income while respecting security measures and for this reason, they have created tourist bubbles.
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What are tourist bubbles?
The tourist bubbles have been an idea chosen by some countries to start allowing the entry of tourists to certain cities, ie the term tourist bubbles is part of the opening that countries will have to international tourism, this procedure involves the participation of two or more countries, which are considered to have been able to maintain control in terms of the expansion of the pandemic, so now evaluate the possibility of safe travel between them.
Which countries have chosen this method?
Recently, after Australia and New Zealand lifted their quarantine and allowed the reopening of areas of common use, both countries are evaluating the possibility of travel between the territories that make up the former British colonies because they report maintaining control over the health of the inhabitants and the spread of the virus.
In the same vein, the Austrian Chancellor presented the idea of creating a kind of tourist corridor between the countries of Germany, Croatia and Slovenia, which would allow free transit between these countries and people could travel for work or pleasure so that tourism in these nations could be revived.
As for Vietnam and Thailand, it is noted that they are also considering it and in the coming weeks are likely to mention it; in addition, there have been very similar deals and consultations between nations that currently show a low number of infections because they consider they will be able to adopt this method and maintain the safety protocols.
On the other hand, several Latin American countries, have also considered starting with tourism in bubbles, as is the case of Costa Rica where the government has again decreed the opening of 12 national parks with the aim of promoting tourism in social bubbles and reviving the economy of the sector.
Is it considered an option for the reactivation of tourism?
Tourism bubbles are a concept that has already had the opportunity to present itself in several European countries, currently, it is being evaluated by Latin American countries as an opportunity to support the reactivation of tourism due to the consequences left by the Covid-19, in this sense, one could say that it has been accepted and yes, it is considered as an option to reactivate tourism…
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