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According to data from the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the number of international travelers in the first 10 months of 2020 decreased by 72 percent compared to the same period last year.
Noting that the number of international tourists decreased by 900 million in the January-October period of this year compared to the same period of 2019 due to travel restrictions and low consumer confidence due to Kovid-19, BMDTÖ announced that the total loss of income from tourism was $ 935 billion.
TOURIST LEVEL UNTIL 1990
Noting that tourism in the world has returned to the level of 1990, the UN organization reported that the loss in tourism was 10 times greater than the impact of the global economic crisis in 2009.
Asia and the Pacific were seen to rank first with an 82 percent decline in regions where tourism was most negatively affected, and this decline was recorded at 73 percent in the Middle East, 69 percent in Africa and 68 percent in Europe and America.
‘THERE IS A LONG ROAD TO RECOVERY’
UNWTO Secretary General Zurap Pololikashvili said in his assessment of the data: “Since the beginning of the crisis, as BMWTO, we have provided governments and companies with reliable data reflecting the unprecedented consequences of Kovid-19 on tourism. world. There it is. ” used expressions.
Emphasizing that in the new period that will begin with vaccination, efforts should be redoubled in terms of the safe opening of borders as well as support for tourism companies, Pololikashvili said that “it is increasingly understood that tourism is one of the the sectors most affected by this unprecedented crisis. ” found the evaluation.
