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LANGKAWI, 16 December 2020: A group of researchers recently coined the term ‘anthropause’, to describe the slow-down in human activities around the world due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Almost a year after the first cases in China, we are still asking where are we going next as the pandemic reshapes the future, and what does this mean for the tourism industry? Across the world, governments are implementing lockdown to curtail the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. People stay home, and all nations are experiencing a slow down of economic activities. The reduction in the use of vehicles, air transport, and the reduction of factory output brought down the carbon footprint across the world. It should mean cleaner air. In India, residents in northern Punjab claimed they are now able to see the Himalayan mountain range for the first time in 30 years. ....