chandigarh after the lockdown hiatus those in the domestic tourism sector can look forward to increased business say experts with international travel taking a backseat the popularity of domestic destinations with wildlife hill stations and mountain ranges is expected to surge these account for over two thirds of the kind of tourism respondents would prefer with tourists adapting to the new normal replete with hygiene standards and use of protective gear tourism post lockdown will look different these were the findings of the survey on understanding the impact of covid19 and resultant lockdown on the tourism and hospitality sector conducted by cii northern region in chandigarh delhi himachal pradesh haryana jammu and kashmir ladakh punjab rajasthan uttarakhand and uttar pradesh according to the survey people still look at tourism as a way of rejuvenation and this will throw up potential opportunities once they learn to live with covid19around twothirds of the respondents said they are likely to travel within three months after the ending of lockdown more than 70 would prefer domestic travel and over one fourth of respondents would like to travel both within india and abroad only 14 of respondents have shown preference for overseas travelchallenges will be greater for businesses such as airports cruise lines and airlines which tend to attract large crowds in relatively small and confined spaces said the survey report hygiene standards will become the decisive factor for people looking for a place to stay use of protective gear is the most important precaution tourists would take with arogya setu app being the preferred choice of around one fifth of the respondents cii northern region chairman nikhil sawhney said given the nature of the tourism sector it is the first to be impacted and the last to recover the sector generates mass employment even in remote areas and it is critical that the government looks at the package to cover tourism and hospitality sector under various policies announced