{"id":919,"date":"2020-04-09T10:34:28","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T10:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/?p=919"},"modified":"2021-01-22T15:50:56","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T07:50:56","slug":"how-the-tourism-industry-can-rebound-for-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/tips\/how-the-tourism-industry-can-rebound-for-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"How The Tourism Industry Can Rebound For The Future"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"919\" class=\"elementor elementor-919\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a6e391 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a6e391\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d3ca63d\" data-id=\"2d3ca63d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5daa9e58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5daa9e58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus, more countries are issuing travel bans and introducing mandatory quarantines \u2013 which have all but decimated the global tourism industry. Although<\/span><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"> <a style=\"color: #00ccff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/news\/2019\/jul\/01\/global-tourism-hits-record-highs-but-who-goes-where-on-holiday\">China boasts the world\u2019s greatest amount of tourists<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">due to their heavyweight economy, many countries are<\/span> <span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><a style=\"color: #00ccff;\" href=\"https:\/\/multimedia.scmp.com\/infographics\/news\/world\/article\/3051149\/coronavirus-travel-restrictions-on-china\/index.html\">shutting their doors on travellers from China<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2013 resulting in a bleak outlook for industries with a heavy reliance upon Chinese tourists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">However, Jenny Lo (General Manager of branding and marketing consultancy at CatchOn China) believes tourism-reliant destinations can rebound and recapture lost audiences. \u201cBusinesses may leverage on the power of technology to stay relevant to consumers by strengthening brand equity and preparing to move forward after the crisis,\u201d she explains. \u201cPeople may not be travelling now, but they will soon \u2013 and when they do, brands that remain uppermost in their mind stand to gain the most.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">During these difficult times, it\u2019s important for tourism-related businesses<\/span> <span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><a style=\"color: #00ccff;\" href=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/3-easy-tips-to-enhance-online-b2b-marketing-when-tradeshows-are-postponed\/\">to empathise with consumers<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">. Take advantage of captive audiences working from home by building a stronger online presence and empathising with their situation. The ultimate goal is to have potential customers thinking, \u201cWhen I can travel again, I want to go <em>there<\/em>!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The integration of virtual technology into modern marketing means that tourism operators can virtually showcase destination highlights online, providing travellers with a first-hand experience of what to expect, while building up consumers\u2019 eagerness and anticipation to visit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51030ea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51030ea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c15da14\" data-id=\"c15da14\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a19c686 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a19c686\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62f9260 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62f9260\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-809da88\" data-id=\"809da88\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aad36d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8aad36d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-296\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/icon-share-yt.svg\" alt=\"HKTDC sourcing\" width=\"35\" height=\"35\" \/> For more insight on how the tourism and travel industry can capture audiences\u2019 attention,<\/span> <span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><a style=\"color: #00ccff;\" href=\"https:\/\/hkmb.hktdc.com\/en\/1X0AK6UO\/first-person\/Safe-travels-in-a-changed-world\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus, more countries are issuing travel bans and introducing mandatory quarantines \u2013 which have all but &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4945,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,4],"tags":[80,195,211],"class_list":["post-919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-covid-19","category-tips","tag-covid-19-travel-industry","tag-tourism","tag-tourism-indutsry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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