Which Countries Have the Biggest Costs of Coronavirus Tourism?
The company Official-esta, engaged in online obtaining visas and assisting tourists in visa matters, named the top ten countries that lost the most in tourism income due to coronavirus infection.
Based on the subsidence in demand for visas, the company’s experts compared the losses in tourist traffic in the most popular countries, and knowing the income brought by the average tourist, the national losses of each state were calculated.
In 2019, global travel and tourism contributed $8.9 trillion to global GDP. Due to the pandemic, the financial impact of Covid-19 on global tourism has resulted in a loss of $935 billion in global revenue in the first 10 months of 2020. The US lost $147 billion, Spain lost less – $46.7 billion, France – $42 billion.
The top five victims were “closed” Thailand, its amount of losses – $ 37.5 billion and Germany with $ 34.6 billion. In the top 10, Italy, the UK, Australia, Japan and Hong Kong, the amount of losses fell from $29.6 billion to $24 billion.
US $147 billion;
Spain - $46.7 billion;
France - $42 billion;
Thailand - $37.5 billion;
Germany - $34.6 billion;
Italy - $29.6 billion;
UK - $27.8 billion;
Australia - $27 billion;
Japan - $26 billion;
Hong Kong - $24 billion.
In 2021, the prospects for traveling abroad remain unpredictable, but Russians can still discover new places in Russia and travel on their favorite routes.
Source: tourprom