THE SOONER SUCCESS OF RURAL TOURISM

2020 was classified as the Rural Tourism and Development Year by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). This pandemic came unexpectedly and locked us down, making us to crave more than ever to go out and see the nature, breath the air... Did you already see that? It seems like a coincidence as being 24/7 in the house is kind of increasing the worth we give to our main home: the Earth.

This is Cristina Suaña, the pioneer entrepreneur who started a rural tourism project in Puno, Perú, that brought a lot of benefits to the islands' traditional communities.

So, as our activities have been limited or postponed and we changed physical travel for a virtual mode temporarily, a lot of people is seeking for nature-based and rural destinations, like in Europe.

The reason why this kind of trip will become highly bookeable soon is because those places are located far from the cities, which means, far from crowds that are easily generated in supermarkets, bus stations or public buildings. Besides, it also will give us a well-deserved break from being constantly close to our phones, tablets, laptops and TVs.

This is a famous travel vlogger: Alan Estrada, who lived an amazing-hidden gem experience at the Parque de la Papa in Cusco, Perú

So, this is nearly what future travel, or travel after covid-19 will look like. Now, there's also a big question that so many people are thinking about nowadays:

WHEN WE WILL BE ABLE TO TRAVEL AGAIN?

or

WHEN WE WILL BE ABLE TO TRAVEL TO  (INSERT DESTINATION) ?

This highly depends on the measures and policies taken by the different world governments (and its people too, by becoming responsible in all aspects !!!)  in order to keep their population safe and healthy so the curve could flatten. We're at a time where everything counts, and that those little, simple and easy things as hand-washing or wearing face masks are what matters the most, especially if they're not properly done.

There are many people who think about not traveling until 2021, which is some kind of exageration but could be true as long as the curve is still up. Of course we're not saying that once a destination's curve finally flattens you can pack right away and take the first plane, nope, there's still a modest period of time that we should await so in case that there is a possible infected person that just caught the virus during the last time of quarantine, it could not be spreaded to much people, and hopefully detected as soon as possible.

You can wait until next year if you're really very concerned about your health and still feel insecure after the curve flattens but here's a thing, a reflection:

There are people, as well as entire places, that are currently struggling because they highly depend on visitors. Whether is by the handcrafts, entrance fees or tips, that means a big income so they can sustain their families by buying primary goods.

 

 For example, last month, the police of Perú did a great initiative by giving food to the population of the Uros Floating Islands in Puno, who are part of those whose economy depends strictly on tourism. Just like them there are many other communities who are living within the same context.

Let's take a pause, do some research and we will see that it is actually a WIN-WIN:

We re-connect with nature, dis-connect from electronics and start to love again the simplicity of life through the interaction with those locals who still are keeping their ancient language and traditions alive ♥

So... What would be your next destination?

Thank you for reading

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Kusikuy Travel Team