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de e p br e a t h a nd wor k on pr oc e s s e s a nd s y s t e ms . S o, i n a wa y t hi s i s a ut oma t i c c l e a ns i ng of t he bus i ne s s , whi c h we c oul dn' t do pr e v i ous l y be c a us e a l l t e a ms we r e de e pl y i n v ol v e d i n da y - t o- da y ope r a t i ons . We ha v e a v e r y e ne r g e t i c bunc h, who a r e ma k i ng s ur e t he y ma k e mos t of t hi s down t i me . W hi ch t ool s ar e you us i ng t o s t ay pr oduct i ve and f or keepi ng i n t ouch wi t h your t eam? Z oom i s l e a di ng t he wa y e v e r y one wor k s t he s e da y s . At F MA, we e nc our a g e a r e s pons i bl e a t t i t ude i n our t e a m a nd e xpe c t t he m t o wor k on t he i r own whe t he r a t t he of f i c e or r e mot e . Thi ng s ha v e n' t c ha ng e d muc h, howe v e r s i nc e t he s e a r e t oug h t i me s bus i ne s s wi s e a s we l l f or us , e v e r y one i s t r y i ng t o do mor e t ha n t he y c a n. Fi ndMy Adv ent ur e i s Pa k i s t a n’ s fir s t onl i ne ma r k et pl a c e f or pe opl e t o s ea r c h, c ompa r e, di s c ov er a nd book t r i ps , t our s a nd t r a v el e xper i enc es a c r os s Pa k i s t a n a t a ny pr i c e poi nt . MUHAMMAD KOMAI L ABBAS NAQVI CO- FOUNDER FI NDMYADVENTURE How ha s t he c ur r ent COVI D- 19 s i t ua t i on a f f ec t ed y our bus i nes s ? The c ur r ent COVI D- 19 s i t ua t i on ha s br ought t he wor l d t o a s t a nds t i l l , a nd t r a v el i s t he wor s t hi t gl oba l l y . For us t hes e a r e t he mos t di f fic ul t t i mes we ' v e e v er s e en. Cur r ent l y a l l bus i nes s i s ha l t ed on t he c ommer c i a l end. Wh a t a r e y ou doi ng t o k eep y our oper a t i ons up a nd r unni ng dur i ng t hes e t i mes ? Sa l es oper a t i ons a r e c ur r ent l y s us pended. Howe v er , we bel i e v e t hi s t i me i s v er y i mpor t a nt f or us t o t a k e a W hat ar e you doi ng t o s t ay pos i t i ve? T o pl a y my pa r t , I ' v e be e n t a l k i ng t o me nt or s a nd i ndus t r y l e a de r s g l oba l l y a nd t r y i ng t o l e a r n f r om t he m. The s i t ua t i on t ha t we ' r e i n, no one ha d pr e di c t e d s ome t hi ng of t hi s s c a l e woul d t a k e pl a c e a nd f or t he f i r s t t i me i n a c e nt ur y ha v e t hi ng s g one s o ba d. My pos i t i v i t y c ome s f r om my t e a m a nd t he f a c t t ha t t he y a r e a l wa y s r e a dy t o s a c r i f i c e t he i r c omf or t / f ut ur e f or t he c ompa n y a nd t he y a r e c onf i de nt on not onl y how we ' l l wor k t hr oug h t he pa nde mi c , but a l s o e me r g e s t r ong e r . Thi s cr i s i s has s hown us t hat t he wor l d wi l l be di f f er ent once we move pas t t hi s s i t uat i on. How wi l l you pi vot and what woul d you do di f f er ent l y i n a pos t - Cor ona wor l d? F or us , t he f oc us i s on s ur v i v i ng a nd e me r g i ng s t r ong e r t ha n be f or e . We wi l l hope f ul l y not pi v ot , but we wi l l c e r t a i nl y ha v e a l ot mor e t o of f e r t ha n wha t we c ur r e nt l y do. T r a v e l s e c t or a l wa y s g r ows e xpone nt i a l l y a f t e r i t g e t s hi t a nd t hi s t i me , i t ' s hi t t he wor s t s o we e xpe c t a s i mi l a r r e bound. Al s o, f or us , we s e e Pa k i s t a n a s a muc h bi g g e r ma r k e t now pos t - c or ona a nd we ' r e r e a dy t o t a k e i t on.