The COVID-19' coronavirus pandemic has forced many governments throughout the world to close their borders. As a result the travel industry is one of the few that suffered the most.
As people may not travel as easy with social restriction, travel prohibition in place and with the many commercial planes grounded, many travelers from around the world are starting to miss visiting famous and exotic places.
Fans of those places have no choice other than going through their old photos and fantasize about traveling, embarking themselves down the memory lane, in the hopes that the pandemic would end sooner than later.
On the photo- and video-sharing social media Instagram, many users posted snaps of their most fondly remembered holidays. Among the hundreds of thousands of posts containing the hashtag #TakeMeBack, it was revealed that the Egyptian pyramids, and in particular the iconic Giza pyramid complex, hits the number one spot.
Also known as the Giza Necropolis, the site on the Giza Plateau in Greater Cairo, Egypt, includes the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Pyramid of Khafre, and the Pyramid of Menkaure, along with their associated pyramid complexes and the Great Sphinx of Giza.
The complex has long been the emblems of ancient Egypt in eyes of the world.
The Egyptian historical landmark was missed the most with twice as many #TakeMeBack hashtag as its nearest rival, which is Bali, the famous paradise island in Indonesia.
On the third place, is Santorini, an island in the Aegean Sea in Greece. The next travel destination, is in Florida in the U.S., at the Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World, which is also the world’s most visited attraction of its kind, inspired many a nostalgic moment.
Last but not least of the top five, is the French capital’s iconic Eiffel Tower.
The #TakeMeBack hashtag, which has been in used since the start of the global pandemic, asked travelers around the wold who experience quarantine and lockdowns all over the world to post photos of the places they most wish to revisit.
The research didn’t just stop there, as it also looked at the most missed ruins, natural wonders, hotels, U.S.' states, U.S.' national parks, cities, islands, beaches, and more.
The 'COVID-19' coronavirus is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
Before a proper cure, or a vaccine can be created, the most effective strategy is by implementing social distancing to reduce the contact of infected individuals with with other healthy people. For this reason, the disease first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, forced governments to initiate global lockdown, suspension of international air traffic, and the full closure of tourist attractions worldwide.
The goal is to decrease and delay the epidemic peak, known as "flattening the curve".
As a result of this "New Normal", lives changed beyond recognition.
And the #TakeMeBack hashtag is just one of the ways people on the internet share their bittersweet celebration of past vacations.
The research was conducted by state-licensed online lender CashnetUSA, where the researchers have shared their findings on their web page.
