Report: Epidemic and transformation of tourism industry

Tourism is one of the most important economic sectors in the world.

The tourism industry provides employment opportunities for one-tenth of the world's population and safeguards the livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people.

Tourism boosts the economy and helps countries thrive.

Tourism enables people to appreciate the rich cultures and natural landscapes of many parts of the world, brings people closer together and highlights our common humanity.

Indeed, some would say that tourism itself is one of the wonders of the world.

That is why it is so distressing to see the tourism industry being devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the first five months of this year, international tourist arrivals fell by more than half, resulting in an estimated $320 billion loss in tourism exports.

Overall, around 120 million direct tourism jobs are at risk.

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