Frustratingly, no-one can predict with any certainty when this will end. But what we can do is collectively start to shape some thoughts and vision around what a new normal for the travel industry might look like when this nightmare is over. Open horizons Travel and tourism strategist Peter Smythe spoke with tour operators and travel and tourism professionals from 43 countries. From these conversations Peter has selected 50 insightful quotes. Here’s his essential hit list in

We all know that “the travel and tourism industry will never be the same again”: this is our opportunity to recreate a more responsible sector MAY 12, 2020BY GUSTAVO PINTO We’re gradually getting over the initial shock of unprecedented proportions that this moment has brought us – especially after COVID-19 was classified as a global pandemic. As the dust settles a little more light is beginning to reappear and we can feel a world unknown to our sector: a world without travel

It was so good to see the article focusing on Ilha De Mozambique in the latest Skyways inflight magazine. (Airlink. August 2019 edition). However, isn’t it about time we moved away from the tired old ‘land that time forgot’ trope or in this case the ‘out-of-the-way island’ cliché. I’m not meaning to pick on Airlink, or the writer, I just think as a destination we have to try develop the right image and be careful not to get trapped in some outdated notion of what we are all