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March 2022 Briefing Paper - Namibia’s Tourism Industry Post-Covid Bounce Back,

27 Apr 2022

Finally, while the author has undertaken to source and make use of the most current information surrounding the impact of Covid-19 on the tourism sector as well as prevailing local and global influences; it cannot be ruled out that some data might be dated at the time of publication, given the inherent volatility of the pandemic situation and the difficulties in predicting the onset of new waves a. [...] It the workplace is also important to consider that the pandemic has invariably led to new social- economic trends or otherwise accelerated emerging ones, with the clearest example and the education being the increasing digitalisation of the workplace and the education sector. [...] For example, with the disappearance of the international tourism market, the Namibian tourism industry sought to stimulate domestic and regional markets instead.88 In coordination with the government, private sector stakeholders developed the Tourism Revival Initiative (TRI) protocol with hopes of re-opening the borders and relaunching tourism in a responsible manner. [...] However, the pandemic has resulted in the tightening of travel requirements by China such that many international flight routes have been restricted and Chinese citizens continue to be advised to remain within the country’s borders.90 By and large, however, the Namibian industry has coped well with the ebbs and flows of international travel and tourism trends, as testified by the routinely positiv. [...] Furthermore, in a report on rebuilding the tourism industry, the OCED foresees that a likely industry development will be increased focus on “safety and value that protocols and contactless tourism experiences.”95 Furthermore, the WTTC lists “health and hygiene” as one of the key lessons of the Covid-19 pandemic for the travel and personalised tourism sector.
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40
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Namibia