2020年小岛屿发展中国家的旅游业报告：在COVID-19时期维持生计的挑战 - 世界旅游组织（英文版）（22页）.pdf

1、1 Tourism in SIDS: the challenge of sustaining livelihoods in times of COVID-19 UNWTO BRIEFING NOTE TOURISM AND COVID-19, ISSUE 2 JUNE 2020 https:/www.e-unwto.org/doi/book/10.18111/9789284421916 - Sunday, October 25, 2020 10:17:06 PM - IP Address:40.65.176.200 2 Table of contents Key findings The im

2、pact of COVID-19 on international tourism Tourism in SIDS: inbound tourism in JanuaryApril 2020 International tourism: a lifeline for SIDS Policies to mitigate the impact and accelerate recovery 3 4 5 7 14 https:/www.e-unwto.org/doi/book/10.18111/9789284421916 - Sunday, October 25, 2020 10:17:06 PM

3、- IP Address:40.65.176.200 3 Key findings Tourism is a socio-economic pillar of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and the COVID-19 crisis risks devastating their economies. Tourism accounts for over 30% of total exports in the majority of SIDS, reaching as much as 80% in some. International tour

4、ist arrivals declined by 47% in SIDS during JanuaryApril 2020 and the road to recovery is set to be long. Such a major shock translates into a massive loss of jobs, a sharp decline in foreign exchange and tax revenues which curbs public spending capacity and ability to deploy the measures necessary

5、to support livelihoods through the crisis. Women, who account for half of the workforce in almost all SIDS, and informal workers are particularly at risk. Many SIDS have deployed measures to sustain businesses and jobs, often supported by international and regional institutions yet more support is u

6、rgent. The external debt of the SIDS accounts for 72.4% of GDP on average and foreign reserves are generally low, with many SIDS possessing only the reserves sufficient for a few months of imports, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. The United Nations Department of