Virtual travel
Using technology in tourism is becoming more and more popular, and virtual reality technology will be one of the important applications to support tourists sitting at home to still be able to visit everywhere through computer screens.
For example, you can take a virtual tour of Santa Claus’s village in Finland, or visit hundreds of the world’s best museums and galleries from MoMA in New York, USA to the State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, Russia. Many people are excited by this new trend of travel to satisfy their wanderlust.
Trips to nowhere
In early October, hundreds of passengers packed an Eva Air flight into Taoyuan International Airport. They had no destination in mind; the flight would land exactly where it departed.
It is a “flight to nowhere”, taking hundreds of sightseers around the island. Many airlines in other places also sell these tours to nowhere such as Singapore, Australia... Not only airlines, some cruise lines also plan similar itineraries at sea.
These trips to nowhere are a desperate attempt by airlines and cruise lines to boost sales. The Covid-19 outbreak has caused many airlines to go bankrupt or face crisis. And organizing these activities helps them earn extra income to survive the pandemic as well as satisfy passengers' cravings for travel.
Discounts on holidays
Before the pandemic, it was unthinkable that hotel and airline prices would drop during the holidays. But during Covid-19, when most tourists could not travel, many places around the world have dramatically reduced the prices of their tourism products to attract customers. Many travel agencies are selling travel packages at 40% off to attract customers to go on vacation at the end of the year or early 2021. In addition, many 5-star hotels around the world are also launching discount packages and incentives for customers, for example, resorts in the Maldives.
Go to remote places
In order to protect themselves from the epidemic and still satisfy their passion for traveling, the rich people in the world have spared no expense in spending on luxury travel packages in remote places. It could be an island located on a remote island in the sea, where there are spacious resorts that welcome a certain number of guests.
People are coming here to relax, or to work remotely to isolate themselves from much of the world struggling to cope with the pandemic. Among the countries offering this service are Thailand and the Maldives.
Unprecedented flexibility in booking flights and tickets
Travel, transportation, and accommodation companies face a major threat from travel bans imposed by various countries. Therefore, 2020 is the year that tourism businesses must "please" customers to the fullest extent, by being as flexible as possible in refunding, canceling, or changing booking dates, tickets, etc. Many companies that cannot refund customers will provide vouchers with extended validity periods so that customers can use them for future travel.
