A virtual tourism model as an alternative to the concept of post Covid-19 educational tourism in Bandung

The tourism sector as one of the sectors that have been slumped by the Covid-19 pandemic needs a breakthrough to enter a new normal era. Amid the ongoing paradigm shift and several new protocols will be implemented to welcome the new normal conditions in the tourism industry. The tourism sector in Indonesia, which has been absorbing many jobs, has been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic. Coupled with the difficulty of predicting when the pandemic will end, it requires smart steps in maintaining the sustainability of the tourism industry is entering the era of new norms. The new normal era brings new roles, new roads, and expectations in the tourism sector. Digitalization that is developing fast and rapidly requires adaptation to new conditions and rearranging business strategies and models so that they can survive in the new normal era by adjusting the development of digital technology. A tourism model is virtually a possible form of tourism in the future. © 2022 American Institute of Physics Inc.. All rights reserved.

EVALUATION OF CLASSROOM PERFORMANCE IN THE POST-COVID-19 NEW NORMAL ERA AT THE BUILDING PROGRAM VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Covid-19 as a new disease is rapidly spreading worldwide, including in Indonesia. The government immediately took steps to suppress it through: the phase of staying at home, large-scale social restrictions, and the new normal phase. This condition impacts the learning structure in schools by imposing learning from home and limiting 50% of students entering school in rotation. This study aims to determine the readiness of educational infrastructure to adapt to the new normal of social distancing and circulation. The qualitative deductive research method is used to compare the measured data with standardization, analyze spatial configurations, and end with design solutions. Manual Drawing Studio and Digital Studio were chosen because they represent the characteristics of the Vocational High School (SMK) Building Program. The results showed that several indicators did not meet the guidelines for implementing learning after the Covid-19 pandemic: air temperature, noise, and lighting conditions. For this reason, it is necessary to add openings and modify the room configuration as a solution related to the effective use of the room by 40.84% with a distance between chairs of 1.5 meters, using barriers between chairs to block droplets between students and lecturers in the room. For circulation, signage for entry and exit is given, so they do not cross paths. According to new normal conditions, the optimal design studio is expected to achieve comfort and improve the quality of learning while supporting the program to break the chain of the Covid-19 virus. © 2022 Science Press. All rights reserved.