“New Normal” Tourism: “They’re Watching You, Wherever You Walk”
Smart City surveillance takes on a special role in cities dependent on tourism. Venice is perfecting Brave New World concept: “We know in real time how many people are in each part [of the city], and which countries they’re from.” ⁃ Technocracy News & Trends Editor Patrick Wood By: Julia Buckley via CNN Travel They’re…
Tourism Tumbles To 1990 Levels As Pandemic Halts Travel
While few industries have been spared by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, even fewer have been hit as hard as the tourism sector. As 2020 drew to a close with severe limitations to travel still in place, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) expects international arrivals to have declined by 70 to 75 percent compared to the previous…
Nine Million Jobs At Risk Amid US Travel And Tourism Bust
By Tyler Durden No other US industry has been more severely impacted by the virus pandemic than travel and tourism. The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) published a report this week, protecting a “staggering 9.2 million jobs could be lost in the US Travel & Tourism sector in 2020 if barriers to global travel remain…