Puneet Arora

Co-Founder, Holidays Carnival Europe

The tourism sector could not remain indifferent to the sustainability challenge of these times. Today, most governments, international development agencies, trade associations, academic institutions, and nongovernment organisations acknowledge that there cannot be development that generates benefits without sustainability.

Tourism can provide a growing source of opportunities for enterprise development and employment creation and stimulate investment and support for local services, even in quite remote communities. We have learned in our experience that lesserknown destinations have always been attracting tourism before pandemics too. This pandemic has exposed humankind to the viruses that may come and go in the future; hence, travellers are and will be keen to look for lesser crowded destinations with all facilities, safety and hygiene will be a priority. So, as per our outlook, it seems such destinations will be beneficial to invest in, so that they help not only tourism but also local communities.

Holidays Carnival Group is a DMC for the UK, Europe since 2016 and for Russia and CIS countries under the brand, The Travel Carnival since Feb 2021.