International Web Lecture Series in Tourism and Hospitality (Lecture 12)
“Heritage Tourism- How to Turn the Crisis into Opportunity”
“Heritage Tourism- How to Turn the Crisis into Opportunity” was the title of the 12th lecture delivered by Prof. Parikshat Singh Manhas, University of Jammu, India, and Dr. Hassan Refaat, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Luxor University, Egypt held on 30th May 2020 (Saturday) at 1.00 pm (IST). There were 127 participants registered for this lecture, including top academicians, students, and research scholars of various countries like Egypt, UAE, Kazakhstan, Philippines, Malaysia, and India. This "International Web Lecture Series in Tourism and Hospitality" is an initiative taken by Prof. Parikshat Singh Manhas, University of Jammu along with Dr. Ramjit, Department of Tourism Studies, Central University of Kashmir, India, Mr. Nikhil Singh Charak, Assistant Professor, Ambedkar University, New Delhi, India & Dr. Jeet Dogra, Assistant Professor, IITTM Gwalior, Ministry of Tourism, India.
Mr. Nikhil Singh Charak welcomed and gave a brief introduction about both the experts and coordinators of the International Web Lecture Series. Prof. Parikshat Singh Manhas initiated the session's proceedings by welcoming the Co-speaker of the session Dr. Hassan Refaat & all participants and coordinators of the event.
The first speaker of the lecture was Prof. Parikshat Singh Manhas, shared his valuable thoughts with the participants on the theme. He appraised the participants about the latest updates pertaining to Covid-19 and tourism. He discussed various aspects of Heritage tourism and insisted on the importance of Communication and technology innovation which is a path ahead for the Heritage tourism. Prof. Parikshat emphasized that World Heritage is certainly a success story and discussed Heritage Diversity, Visitor diversity and Congestion diversity. He provided the strategic plan for development of Heritage Tourism during and post Covid-19.
Dr. Hassan Refaat, in his lecture, talked about the impact of COVID-19 on the Heritage Tourism industry worldwide, including India. He stressed on the ways to come into the normal phase pertaining to the Heritage tourism, he also emphasized on the significance of the push and pull factors in the context of Heritage tourism. He suggested various corrective measures that need to be taken during these times of crisis and the importance of virtual tourism during the Covid 19 phase.
Questions & Answers followed the session by the experts Prof. Parikshat Singh Manhas & Dr. Hassan Refaat, responded and constructively answered the participants' various questions. At the end of the session, a vote of thanks was presented by Mr. Nikhil Singh Charak, Assistant Professor, Ambedkar University, New Delhi, India.
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