January 22 - The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), released major guidelines focusing on how private sector organizations may seek to implement health and hygiene protocols throughout their organizations and thereby improve public confidence in the Travel & Tourism sector.

 

The guidelines are a follow up to the health and safety protocols WTTC released in 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and following the signing of a memorandum of collaboration with IOSH. The Safe Travels protocols were designed to rebuild confidence among consumers so they may travel safely once restrictions are lifted. They provide consistency to destinations and countries as well as guidance to travellers about the approach to health and hygiene in the post COVID-19 world.

 

As organizations within Travel & Tourism aim to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic which has battered the sector, rebuilding consumer confidence through health and hygiene protocols in all operations has emerged as one of the biggest priorities for WTTC, and the wider sector.

 

Thus, ensuring that the protocols of health and hygiene are adopted and ingrained into organizational DNA, is a key component of rebuilding consumer confidence.

 

The guidelines are divided into four parts:

1. Acknowledging Common Pitfalls 2. Introduction for Managers 3. Managers' Toolkit 4. Additional Material for Managers in Customer-Facing Roles

 

As the chartered body for occupational safety and health professionals and leading developer of safety and health training courses, IOSH is ideally placed to provide support in preventing accidents and ill health in the sector.

 

This collaboration aims to further help the Travel & Tourism sector recover from the pandemic by leveraging IOSH’s experience and practical solutions to help the organizations and businesses best look after the safety and health of their workforce.

 

To view the guidelines, please visit wttc.org

 

 

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