3 steps to accelerate the return of the travel and tourism recovery

The CEO of Dubai Airports, Paul Griffiths, said that there are three basic steps that governments must take, to accelerate the return of the gradual recovery to the global travel and tourism industry.

In a statement issued by Dubai Airports today, Griffiths said that these steps include adopting an accurate, fast and easy-to-manage joint test procedure that provides results for the detection of the "Covid-19" virus in a timely manner, while the second step is to develop a common international protocol for testing. Isolation and protection reduces the risk of infection before departure, during the flight and after arrival, while the third step focuses on concluding bilateral agreements between countries that agree to adopt these measures, to create sterile travel corridors and reassure travelers that their trips are safe.

He added that these steps need a comprehensive view of the current situation of the travel and tourism sector around the world, and quick and decisive measures to protect the sector, and at the same time control and ensure the non-spread of "Covid-19", noting that technology is available and can help implement the three steps.

Griffiths stated, "The (Covid-19) pandemic has caused catastrophic losses in the tourism and travel sector around the world. Therefore, government agencies and the concerned authorities must make more efforts and move more and take effective steps towards implementing these three steps, to accelerate the return of life to life. This is a vital sector for the global economy, returning confidence to travelers and making travel safe again. "

He pointed out that "testing and isolation protocols around the world are not currently coordinated and create conditions under which it is impossible to carry out most trips. Therefore, we strongly call for these steps to be taken, to move forward in seeing the recovery of this vital economic sector."

Griffiths emphasized, "(Dubai airports) have come a long way in this direction, and there are other cities working to sign such protocols bilaterally, and we hope that the circle will expand to include more cities soon."

Griffiths added, "I think that a mandatory test for all travelers before departure is an acceptable alternative for travelers, and opinion polls confirm that the majority of people support this measure to make their lives easier and make their travel safer."

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