COVID-aptability examples
Covid-aptability examples Finnair, Finland's national airline, sold ready-to-eat business class airplane food in supermarkets in order to keep kitchen staff employed during the pandemic and to cater to people's travel nostalgia. Thai Airways was very creative as it looked to raise cash during the travel downturn. They launched special flights that flew over 99 holy sites in Thailand, building on the "flights to nowhere" craze. The airline also found new sources of income in an airline-themed cafe, dough fritters and handbags made from life vests. Algarve Tourism launched a “Golf clubs are on us” program that offered free golf clubs to tempt European golfers to travel to southern Portugal during the pandemic. The Hotel Trio in Healdsburg, California (a Marriott hotel), employed Rosé, a "social distancing robot ambassador" to b ring guests pillows, towels and groceries. A restaurant in Amsterdam - Mediamatic ETEN - came up with the idea to allow people to enjo