Drop could lead to a loss of US$910 bil to US$1.2 trillion in export revenues from tourism. FMTNews Covid19 WorldTourismOrganization UN
A man walks through the deserted international airport in Honolulu on April 20.
Tourist arrivals fell by 22% in the first three months of the year, and by 57% in March alone, with Asia and Europe suffering the biggest declines, according to the Madrid-based organisation. The UN body said the full extent of the fall in international tourism would depend on how quickly international borders open again.
While international tourism has taken a hit from the outbreak of disease in the past, the new coronavirus is unprecedented in its geographic spread. “Based on previous crises, leisure travel is expected to recover quicker, particularly travel for visiting friends and relatives, than business travel,” it added.
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