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(1) Curated Images

https://livejapan.com/en/article-a0002587/

Mount fuji

Mount Fuji is the highest mountain located in Japan and the second highest volcano located on an island in Asia. The mountain is often used as a cultural icon for Japan due to its uniquely symmetrical cone which is snow-capped for almost half a year. Mount Fuji is also known as one of Japan's "Three Holy Mountains" and has been added to the World Heritage List as a cultural site on June 22, 2013. I chose this image due to the cultural significance and importance Mount Fuji has on Japan.

Parthenon

The Parthenon is a temple built on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, that was dedicated to the goddess Athena whom the people of Athens believed was their patron. Construction on it began in 447 BC and it was completed in 438 BC with its decorative sculptures being regarded as some of the best in Greek art. I chose this image due to the Parthenon being one of the most important buildings in classical Greece and is considered a symbol of Ancient Greece.

https://www.dcthomsontravel.co.uk/2018/11/02/9-glorious-greek-landmarks/

http://www.wermac.org/civil_eng/great_wall_china.html

Great wall of china

The Great Wall of China is a series of fortifications that were built across the historical northern borders of ancient Chinese states and Imperial China. The walls were built from as early as the seventh century BC and were built to protect China from Nomadic groups from the Eurasian Steppe. The wall, with all of its branches measure to be about 21,196 kilometers long with 8,850 kilometers of it having been built by the Ming dynasty. I chose this image due to how impressive of an architectural feat the Great Wall of China is even to this day.

Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls is a group of three waterfalls located at the southern end of Niagara Gorge and spans the border between the province of Ontario in Canada and the state of New York in the United States. The three combined waterfalls have the highest flow rate of any waterfall in the continent of North America that has a vertical drop of more than 50 meters with more than 168,000 cubic meters of water going over the crest of the falls every minute. I chose this image due to how visually stunning Niagara Falls is and how well known of a tourist attraction it is.

https://news.wbfo.org/post/peak-travel-season-approaches-niagara-falls-could-see-fewer-international-tourists

https://www.britannica.com/place/Pacific-Ocean

Pacific Ocean

I chose this image due to the sheer size and volume of the Pacific Ocean which is the largest and deepest of the oceanic divisions on Earth. The ocean covers a massive 165,250,000 square kilometers in area and covers about 46% of the Earth's water surface which is about 32% of the Earth's total surface. It also has the deepest point of the world with the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench, located in the western north Pacific, reaching a depth of about 10,928 meters.

(2) Infographics

(3) Article Review

Mzezewa, T., Yeginsu, C., Glusac, E., & Firshein, S. (2020, December 29). How COVID-19 will change travel in 2021. The Straits Times.

https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/how-covid-19-will-change-travel-in-2021-0

Summary:

The recent Covid-19 pandemic has impacted many businesses with the tourism industry being arguably the most negatively affected due to international travel being reduced to help prevent the spread of the virus. However in light of the announcement of a coronavirus vaccine becoming available, tourism may become commonplace once again. This article talks about the possibility of travelling again and how soon we may be able to do so as well as the differences between travelling before and after the pandemic.

Takeaways:

My first takeaway from this article are the new health and safety regulations that will be in place as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. In order to make sure the virus does not spread any further, travellers may now be required to prove they have taken the vaccine with airlines like Qantas Airways announcing that it would be a necessity for passengers hoping to fly on their airlines. A universal health form or certificate, similar to the International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis that was used as proof of vaccinations against diseases such as yellow fever and smallpox, may become a must have if there is sufficient participation from various different countries and organizations so potential travellers have to prepared to obtain the required documents if they are looking to visit other countries.

My second takeaway is the importance of standardisation of health verification amongst the different countries. As stated previously, health and safety verification is becoming increasingly strict due to the recent Covid-19 pandemic. However, travellers are concerned that their vaccination and health documents will not be valid in all countries due to the different means of vaccination and health verification available. This is why if such health verification does becomes a necessity for travel, it would be best if governments worked together to standardise the testing and vaccination requirements to ensure that travellers' ability to visit certain countries is not compromised.

My final takeaway from the article is the usage of technology in ensuring the health and safety of travellers in the tourism industry. In order to speed up the health verification process, several airlines are testing the usage of mobile health apps such as CommonPass and VeriFLY as means for travellers to verify their health data in a secure way. While the usage of such apps is more convenient than carrying around a printed health record, it does come with its risks such as data being falsified or stolen so it is important that airlines ensure the reliability of the apps before pushing them out for public use.

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