1、 1 1 International tourism faces deepest crisis in history The world is facing an unprecedented global health, social and economic emergency due to the COVID- 19 pandemic. Travel and tourism is among the most affected sectors. In an unprecedented shock to the tourism sector, the COVID-19 pandemic ha
2、s cut international tourist arrivals in the first quarter of 2020 to a fraction of what they were a year ago. Available data points to a double-digit decrease of 22% in Q1 2020, with arrivals in March down by 57%. This translates into a loss of 67 million international arrivals and about USD 80 bill
3、ion in export revenues from international tourism. By regions, Asia and the Pacific, the first region to suffer the impact of COVID-19, saw a 35% decrease in arrivals in Q1 2020. The second-hardest hit was Europe with a 19% decline, followed by the Americas (-15%), Africa (-12%) and the Middle East
4、(-11%). Current scenarios for the year point to declines of 58% to 78% in international tourist arrivals in 2020, depending on the speed of the containment, the duration of travel restrictions and the re-opening of national borders, although the outlook remains highly uncertain. This would translate
5、 into a drop of 850 million to 1.1 billion international arrivals and a loss of US$ 860 billion to US$ 1.2 trillion in export revenues from tourism, the largest declines in the historical series. The plunge in international travel puts 100 to 120 million direct tourism jobs at risk. International To
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