The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted our lives and economy. In the present scenario,the tourism sector has been widely affected and may take years to streamline their operations.
As of now, it is expected that people will take time to heal from this situation and in future continue to suffer from anxiety while travelling from one destination to another. But nothing stops and life goes on, the tourism sector will continue its services in a different way adopting the new normal.
In this blog, let’s know, role of IT solutions for the travel industry. How technology will help the travel industry to boost their services.
How technology will help the tourist sector in post COVID-19 ?
Smart Tracing with apps
Smart tracing applications have become the norm. As the risk of COVID- 19 persists tourists will have to take essential measures to protect from the deadly virus. However, downloading contact tracing apps in the smartphones helps to track the COVID-19 patients in nearby areas.
These types of apps will help to know about the patients and avoid going to places which pose a threat and invariably stay away from threat. It is expected now, travellers have to download this app, and only then they will be permitted to travel and in the coming time, it will turn as a trend.
Advanced Operations management
Now, the travel industry will put their step further with contact less strategy. However, they will prefer to manage their operations digitally minimizing contact with objects. In this phase, several operations issues such payment and booking will be preferred online only.
IoT solutions and sensor based technologies will gain popularity. Apart from this, in future hospitality and other travel related industries such as flight booking services don’t have to manage the data only for themselves.
They have to manage the data in an advanced way as now if any COVID patient is detected and ensure information dissemination to the government, tracking other customers also, who might have come in contact with the suspect.
In future, the data should be organised in a proper and high level, which is easy to manage and find. Not only customers, but the staff-related information should be managed in a proper way.
Online Booking System
In future, online booking software will be in high demand as now, people prefer their services online and hassle free. They will not prefer and even now be allowed to create the crowd of massive people.
Conclusion
In post COVID-19, the travel industry has to opt for the several innovative solutions to streamline their services. These travel solutions are important for continuity of services in a safe manner.
