Tourism is one of the sectors most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, impacting economies, livelihoods, public services and opportunities on all continents.
For some countries, it can represent over 20% of their GDP and, overall, it is the third largest export sector of the global economy.It is the third-largest export category (after fuels and chemicals) and in 2019 accounted for 7% of global trade. Tourism is one of the world’s major economic sectors.Tourism and COVID-19 – unprecedented economic impacts It features examples of governments support to the sector, calls for a reopening that gives priority to the health and safety of the workers, travelers and host communities and provides a roadmap to transform tourism. The brief provides recommendations in five priority areas to cushion the massive impacts on lives and economies and to rebuild a tourism with people at the center. The crisis is an opportunity to rethink how tourism interacts with our societies, other economic sectors and our natural resources and ecosystems to measure and manage it better to ensure a fair distribution of its benefits and to advance the transition towards a carbon neutral and resilient tourism economy.
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