The New Normal as Defined by Trends
The New Normal as Defined by Trends Tourism Benjamin et al. (2020) claim that the current pandemic has presented an opportunity—if not an urgent need—not only for a significant financial and marketing recovery but also for a significant reform and transformation of an industry that was already crippled by the pandemic. More specifically, equity ought to be the primary objective of tourism transformation. According to Benjamin et al., the “new normal” that comes along with this change would identify the problems that dominated the tourism industry prior to the pandemic’s onset and include a cognitive and introjected pro-equity strategy. 2020). According to Brouder et al. (2020), there has always been a “normalized” approach to activities in tourism, as opposed to a “normal.” The author asserts that the respite provided by the pandemic’s restrictions on tourism has actually shown signs of institutional changes toward “socializing tourism,” which will become the new norm for the foreseeable future. They added that the possibility of this ideological shift could lead to a paradigm shift in social tourism activities and their spread across nations as world leaders respond to the need for job growth to alleviate the accumulated and already severe unemployment. According to Glasmeier (2020), the government and policymakers would consider the benefits of raising the low minimum wage to an actual “living wage” to protect the tourism industry and its employees in the event of another global crisis. Education The world is moving toward a new era of electronic learning (eLearning) since the beginning of this decade. A global age that is more reliant than ever before on electronic learning equipment. This reliance is not just due to the innovations and technological advancements of this modern age; it is also due to the impact of the pandemic. “Forced shift to eLearning” rather than “willing and intended embrace” of this abrupt shift in educational ideology from traditional to more electronic-based learning has been described (Ray, 2020). The author claims that 44% of the population was unaware of eLearning activities prior to the coronavirus outbreak, while 70% of the population only became familiar with such a platform after the coronavirus outbreak, and 67 percent of the population believes that eLearning is easier than traditional learning. This pattern is becoming the new normal, and it is anticipated that it will continue long after the pandemic has subsided. In the time following the pandemic, activities and ideologies are expected to undergo a paradigm shift as a result of the pandemic’s effect and outcome. Businesses and individuals’ activities have changed in the past due to disasters like pandemics, epidemics, war, and so on, and this trend continues today. As a result, it is anticipated that post-pandemic activities will differ from pre-covid ones, ushering in a new normal. This new norm will spread to every industry, including tourism, finance, and education, among others. Even though the general public may or may not agree with this trend, industrial advancements would greatly favor its survival and eventual globalization through adaptation, survival, and even globalization.