Hosted from Kathmandu in Nepal at 9.30am (Feb 7)

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Where is the Pandemic going? Potential Impacts for Travel in 2022

In early 2020, the world fastest growing industry, Tourism, came to a screeching halt, with very minimal movement in between the waves. Two years on, after several itineration of the virus, vaccinations, inbuilt immunity via infections, behavior changes and protocols, it seems like we are slowly coming to grips with the pandemic, and finding ways to continue with travel.

Where are we really? What do the experts say? Where is this all going? How will it affect travel in 2022 and beyond?

With all of this having direct relation to the pandemic, we try to understand where the pandemic is going, before discussing amongst the participants what impacts this might have on travel. More specifically, we also discuss what this means for the future of travel.

Speakers for this event:

Sushil Koirala has been working in the field of public health, particularly with infectious disease surveillance and research in Asia and the Pacific region for over 20 years. He has led 3 large access to treatment research in the region covering 11 countries. He holds master’s degrees in public health and sociology. He is an avid traveler, is currently based in Bangkok, Thailand

Raj Gyawali heads socialtours in Nepal and is a partner at Ethical Travel Portal in Norway, and since the pandemic began and business came to a grinding halt, has been involved in helping stranded travelers, researching and building travel protocols for tourism in the field, crisis communications, and consulting travel companies and destinations work through these troubled times and prepare for the rebound. He is also working on pivots around his businesses to adjust for the pandemic.

Who Is It For?

The TTC South Asia hub is a meeting place for our global community of TTC Allies to come together and explore what is happening with TT focused projects in South Asia.

How To Register:

1. Go to this link to register: South Asia Hub

2. Mark your calendar!

ORGANIZERS

RAJ GYAWALI & SHOBA MOHAN

In 2004, Shoba Mohan founded RARE India  – a representation, communication, sales and marketing company that promoted experiential travel that included a range of hospitality and tourism products – boutique palace hotels, experiential walks, riding programs, off-roading destinations, art for tourism, etc. The products encompass a variety of interests viz. nature, health and wellness, wildlife, adventure, cuisine, art and history, culture and conservation and above all involve people – passionate, lateral thinkers and doers from various walks of life promoting an ideology and fostering learning. Shoba Mohan’s myriad interests and evolution in travel run parallel to that of RARE, yet writing about issues, nature and conservation continue to be areas of personal interest.

Raj Gyawali has over two decades of experience working specifically on responsible tourism in practice – on the ground developing his company Socialtours as the first tour company in Asia to be sustainability certified. As a consultant he helps governments and communities develop more sustainable practices, and inserts sustainability strategies in government plans. Raj’s work ranges from training guides in more sustainable practices, to educating customers on the practice of responsibility in tourism as travellers, developing more sustainable tourism offerings, as well as guiding governments and stakeholders in putting sustainable procedures into action.