TRAVERSE Issue 18 - June 2020 | Seite 30

David Marsicano of MBMA says that in the short term the Covid-19 outbreak has had very little impact on the business, it’s the off-season for riding in the Australian bush however, he is also heavily involved in the snow sports area and this is definitely impacted, the uncertainty comes atop of what is promising to be one of the best snow season for a long time. Marsicano is confident that once the bike riding season resumes, in November, there will be a level of normality and everything will be back to normal. Miwa Harada of Moto Tours Japan has taken the approach of using the downtime to update the companies bike fleet, introduce new tours and create a level of flexibility. “We will be able to survive,” explained Harada, confident in that the domestic market will support Moto TRAVERSE