Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism

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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on tourism industry due to the resulting travel restrictions as well as slump in demand among travelers. The United Nations World Tourism Organization estimated that global international tourist arrivals might decrease by 20–30% in 2020, leading to a potential loss of US$30–50 billion.[1] In many of the world's cities, planned travel went down by 80–90%.[2] Many tourist attractions around the world, such as museums, amusement parks and sports venues, are closed.

Travel restrictions

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Main article: Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic

As a result of the pandemic, many countries and regions have imposed quarantines, entry bans, or other restrictions for citizens of or recent travellers to the most affected areas.[3] Other countries and regions have imposed global restrictions that apply to all foreign countries and territories, or prevent their own citizens from travelling overseas.[4]

Together with a decreased willingness to travel, the restrictions have had a negative economic impact on the travel sector in those regions. A possible long-term impact has been a decline of business travel and international conferencing, and the rise of their virtual, online equivalents.[5] Concerns have been raised over the effectiveness of travel restrictions to contain the spread of COVID-19.[6]

By country

Australia

Tourism bodies have suggested that the total economic cost to the sector, as of 11 February 2020, would be A$4.5 billion. Casino earnings are expected to fall.[7] At least two localities in Australia, Cairns and the Gold Coast, have reported already lost earnings of more that $600 million.[8]

The Australian Tourism Industry Council (ATIC) called on the Government of Australia for financial support especially in light of the large number of small businesses affected.[9]

National travel agency Flight Centre has indefinitely closed 100 stores throughout Australia, due to significantly lower demand for travel.[10] It also suffered a 75% decline in share price,[11] cancellation of a previously announced dividend,[12] and share trading suspension,[13][14] and announced that 6,000 staff would be made redundant or placed on unpaid leave globally.[15]

Bosnia

Foreign arrivals in March 2020 fell by 79% year-on-year.[16]

Bulgaria

Foreign arrivals in March 2020 fell by 43.7% year-on-year.[17]

Cambodia

Foreign arrivals in March 2020 fell by 64.7% year-on-year.[18]

China

Tourism in China has been hit hard by travel restrictions and fears of contagion, including a ban on both domestic and international tour groups.[19]

Costa Rica

Foreign arrivals in March 2020 fell by 51.4% year-on-year.[20]

Croatia

Early data indicated that foreign arrivals in March 2020 fell by 75% year-on-year.[21]

Cyprus

Foreign arrivals in March 2020 fell by 67.4% year-on-year.[22]

Hong Kong

Foreign arrivals in February 2020 fell by 96.4% year-on-year and by 98.6% year-on-year in March 2020.[23][24]

India

Foreign arrivals in March 2020 fell by 66.4% year-on-year.[25]

Indonesia

Foreign arrivals in March 2020 fell by 64.11% year-on-year.[26]

Japan

Foreign arrivals in March 2020 fell by 94% year-on-year.[27] By mid-April, daily arrivals of foreigners had fallen by 99.9% year-on-year.[28]

Malaysia

On 16 March 2020, the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture announces that several tourist attraction around Malaysia will remain closed until 30 March 2020 which includes tourist information center, National Arts Gallery, craft centers, Lenggong Archaeological Museum, National Archives of Malaysia, memorial centers and National Library of Malaysia.[29]

Mexico

The Consejo Nacional Empresarial Turístico (National Tourism Business Council, CNET) sent two letters in March to Alfonso Romo, Chief of Staff to the President of Mexico, outlining the importance of tourism to the economy and asking for government support for the sector. Tourism provides 4 million jobs in Mexico, and 93% of the companies have ten or fewer employees. The pandemic caused the closure of 4,000 hotels (52,400 rooms) and 2,000 restaurants, while the airline industry lost MXN $30 billion (US$1.3 billion) through March.[30]

Serbia

Foreign arrivals in March 2020 fell by 65.8% year-on-year.[31]

Singapore

Foreign arrivals in February 2020 fell by 51.2% year-on-year.[32]

Slovenia

Foreign arrivals in March 2020 fell by 78% year-on-year.[33]

South Korea

In South Korea, Korea Association of Travel Agents asked for government support to offset the industry's ballooning losses from a slew of travel cancellations since the COVID-19 pandemic. South Korea's largest travel agencies, Hana Tour and Mode Tour, either, reporting 10 billion won in damage from cancellations.[34]

Foreign arrivals in March 2020 fell by 94.6% year-on-year.[35]

Spain

Foreign arrivals in March 2020 fell by 64% year-on-year.[36]

Sri Lanka

Foreign arrivals in March 2020 fell by 70.8% year-on-year.[37]

Thailand

Foreign arrivals in March 2020 fell by 76.4% year-on-year, and tourist spending fell 77.6% year-on-year.[38]

Turkey

Foreign arrivals in March 2020 fell by 67.73% year-on-year.[39]

Vietnam

Foreign arrivals in April 2020 fell by 98.2% year-on-year.[40]

By sector

File:A nearly empty flight from PEK to LAX amid the COVID-19 pandemic 1.jpg
A nearly empty flight from Beijing to Los Angeles in March 2020

Airlines

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Main article: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on aviation § Airlines

Casino industry

In Macau, the world's top gambling destination by revenue, all casinos were closed for 15 days in February 2020[41] and suffered a year-on-year revenue drop of 88%, the worst ever recorded in the territory.[42]

On March 17, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak ordered all casinos closed for 30 days.[43]

Cruise industry

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See also: COVID-19 pandemic on cruise ships

Cruise lines had to cancel sailings after the outbreak of the pandemic. Bookings and cancellations grew as extensive media coverage of ill passengers on quarantined ships hurt the industry's image. In May 2020, Norwegian Cruise Line posted a quarterly loss of $1.88 billion[44] and warned it may go out of business.[45]

Hotel industry

On April 11, 2020, only 3 percent of hotels in Austin, Texas were occupied. On this date, 342 rooms were occupied, compared to the 10,777 rooms that had been occupied on the same date in 2019.[46]

Rental car industry

Hertz Global Holdings Inc. was not given access to the funds that the United States designated to bail out airlines. On May 5, 2020, Hertz was reportedly prepared to file immediately for Chapter 11 bankruptcy if it could not restructure its debt.[47]

Restaurant industry

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Main article: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the food industry

The pandemic has affected the global food-industry as authorities close down restaurants and bars to slow the spread of the virus. Across the world, restaurants' daily traffic dropped precipitously compared to the same period in 2019.[48] Closures of restaurants caused a ripple-effect among related industries such as food production, liquor-, wine-, and beer-production, food and beverage shipping, fishing, and farming.[49][50]

Tourism despite the pandemic

Some have taken advantage of airlines drastically reducing their fares to travel for leisure despite multiple warnings to remain at home, along with two-week self-quarantine requirements upon arrival or return from travel.[51] A number of college students tested positive for COVID-19 after returning from traditional spring break destinations such as the Florida beaches, South Padre Island, and Cabo San Lucas.[52]

See also

References

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