WORLD TOURISM INSTITUTION LAUNCHES GLOBAL CERTIFICATION FOR COMBATING COVID 19 IN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY

The world tourism institutions: European Council on Tourism and Trade and European Tourism Academy had decided, in order to safeguard tourism future, in a world ravaged by the effects of SASCOV 2/COVID -19 pandemic, to provide tourism operators with a 12-month duration ‘shield’ certification-GOOD PRACTICES IN COMBATING COVID-19/SARS COV-2 CERTIFICATION.

 

 

Operators will be provided with the only internationally recognized badge-GOOD PRACTICES IN COMBATING COVID-19/SARS COV-2 CERTIFICATION- to use to display and demonstrate to potential guests that their business is safe to visit.

The world’s tourism institutions are offering this emerging hygiene and sanitization certification of safe and clean for tourism operators.

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More about world tourism institutions can be discovered here:

EUROPEAN COUNCIL ON TOURISM AND TRADE

WORLD TOURISM INSTITUTIONS

EUROPEAN TOURISM ACADEMY

EUROPEAN TOURISM NEWS

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This document on GOOD PRACTICES IN COMBATING COVID-19/SARS COV-2 CERTIFICATION establishes quality requirements and recommendations for hotels regarding staff, service, events, entertainment activities, safety and security, maintenance, cleanliness, supply management and guest satisfaction.

 

Cleaning public spaces and frequently touched areas (like elevators, handlers, trolleys, etc) in a continuous and thorough manner is essential in ensuring guests and staff alike remain COVID 19 free.

European Council on Tourism and Trade provides tourism operators a 12 month ‘shield’ certification. Operators will be provided a badge for use to display and demonstrate to potential guests that their business is safe to visit.

To receive the certification, operators are required to send in advance their policy manuals and guidelines and to ensure that all their policies are in-line with European Council on Tourism and Trade criteria for good practices in combating SARSCOV-2/COVID-19   and they will be visited for on-site verification by a team of trained experts who will provide expert health advice.

 

Kitchens, food storage and manipulations facilities are important stoping points in combating any infection and providing travelers with the necessary protection.

 

 

The solution is designed to optimize business operations to guide tourism operators and to ensure that their location is following best practice COVID-19 health and safety precautions.

The certification solution provides future guests and hospitality leaders with ease of mind while on a tour, activity or experience.

Further custom guest health screening tools are also available to cater to the specific requirements some tourism operators may have.

As travelers look to book experiences again, starting in their own backyard, they seek confidence from operators that demonstrate a commitment to COVID-19 health and safety measures.

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List of world-wide events for the celebration of WORLD TOURISM DAY 2020 at European Council on Tourism and Trade:

WORLD TOURISM DAY 2020

BUILDING PEACE! FOSTERING KNOWLEDGE!-WORLD TOURISM DAY THEME

WORLD TOURISM DAY 2020 ON FACEBOOK

DJIBOUTI&ADDIS ABABA MODELS FOR WORLD TOURISM DAY 2020

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European Council on Tourism and Trade provides solutions to do just that.

Since commencing, European Council on Tourism and Trade`s GOOD PRACTICES IN COMBATING COVID-19/SARS COV-2 CERTIFICATION has seen excellent results from tourism operators that have received the ‘shield’ certification.