Posted Friday May. 6, 2022, 9:59 am
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The coronavirus pandemic has caused a severe setback for the travel industry globally. Because of the need to limit the spread of the virus, governments around the world have imposed travel restrictions at the local, national and international level. When the outbreak began in China, the country imposed a level one emergency response which led to “suspension of public transportation, closing of schools and cancellation of mass gatherings” as previously reported worlds.
The pandemic has resulted in more than just travel restrictions as people have developed a sense of fear and anxiety about the virus. This fear has also negatively affected the travel industry because people are afraid to travel because they are afraid of putting themselves in a situation where they are more vulnerable to contracting the virus. For example, 35 months after the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, international travel to the region was 50% of its pre-epidemic peak. This is evidence that the travel industry needs to respond to the fear the virus creates even after mass vaccinations have created the herd immunity needed to quell the virus.
The aforementioned scientists have suggested some measures that the travel industry can take to reduce people’s fears of the coronavirus. The first solution that scientists propose is to take effective measures to enforce social distancing and reduce the risk of spread as much as possible. Second, they suggest effectively communicating the extent to which cautious behavior acts as a means of protecting against the virus. Finally, they suggest that the travel industry should increase the public’s resilience regarding the pandemic through either “problem-focused” or “emotion-focused” communication. This may take the form of providing information to travelers about the best way to take measures to avoid the spread of the virus.
Adam Vaughan talks about his longing to travel
Adam Vaughan He is a retired Air Force member after being part of the Air Force for 20 years. He joined the Air Force when he was 21 in 1998 and quickly realized how wide the world is. He grew up in the suburbs of Omaha, Nebraska and had no desire to travel at all. His experience with foreign countries was limited to the stories of Ireland his uncle was telling him about and the films and TV shows he watched. He preferred to spend his time playing sports with his friends from the neighborhood and pretending to be war in the woods behind his house.
All this changed once Vaughan entered the Air Force where he immediately discovered the error of travel. He describes it as receiving a “heavy dose of wanderlust driven deep into my soul after entering the Air Force”. The Air Force would take him around the world as he visited almost every Asian country and every European country over the course of his hundreds of assignments and career. He is deeply grateful for the way these experiences awakened a “yearning to explore culture, history, and pure experiences” that he didn’t know he had.
After his stint in the Air Force, Vaughan landed a job managing global operations for tech giant Meta. This position suits him well as he needs to travel frequently around the world to meet with his team members to collaborate on projects together. He is also able to visit his favorite city, London, which he considers his second home. He travels a lot to London for work and loves everything the city has to offer. He is also particularly fond of Prague, which he considers the most beautiful city in Europe due to its Gothic architecture.
last thoughts
Adam Vaughan developed a deep love for travel, culture, history, and new experiences thanks to his time in the Air Force. This is the passion that drives him and motivates him and thanks to his position at META he can travel as a job requirement. He loves the experiences and amazement he gets from traveling the world and will soon be releasing a travel blog. On the blog, he will share his extensive experiences with others so they can feel the same exhilaration that Vaughan does thanks to travel.
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