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Global tourism suffered its worst year on record in 2020, with international arrivals dropping by 74% according to the latest data from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). Destinations worldwide welcomed 1 billion fewer international arrivals in 2020 than in the previous year, due to an unprecedented fall in demand and widespread travel restrictions. This compares with the 4% decline recorded during the 2009 global economic crisis.
According to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, the collapse in international travel represents an estimated loss of USD 1.3 trillion in export revenues – more than 11 times the loss recorded during the 2009 global economic crisis. The crisis has put between 100 and 120 million direct tourism jobs at risk, many of them in small and medium-sized enterprises.
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28 January 2021
Global tourism suffered its worst year on record in 2020, with international arrivals dropping by 74 per cent when compared to 2019 according to the latest data from the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO).
Destinations worldwide welcomed one billion fewer international arrivals in 2020 than in the previous year, due to an unprecedented fall in demand and widespread travel restrictions.
This compares with the four per cent decline recorded during the 2009 global economic crisis.
According to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, the collapse in international travel represents an estimated loss of US$1.3 trillion in export revenues - more than 11 times the loss recorded during the 2009 global economic crisis.
MADRID, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) The coronavirus pandemic had a devastating effect on international tourism in 2020, causing a 74 percent drop in international arrivals, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) annual report published on Thursday. The 2020 world Tourism Barometer showed that there were around one billion fewer international arrivals worldwide in 2020 compared to 2019 as s result of widespread travel restrictions put into place by nearly every country on Earth to try and control the pandemic. The UNWTO estimates that the fall in arrivals will lead to a loss of 1.3 trillion U.S. dollars in revenue 11 times the losses caused by the 2009 economic crisis, which it described as the worst year in history for the sector.