Journal of Tourism & Hospitality
Open Access

Abstract

A Rapid Appraisal of COVID-19 on Global Tourism

Stephen J Bakari*

Following the outbreak of currently unvaccinatable novel coronavirus (COVID-19), along with a dramatic increase in the number of cases and deaths, greater terror postdated necessitating to lockdowns and restricted travels within and between borders as control measures for the virus spread. This incident has largely ravaged global tourism and economic activities. In particular, global air-travels which are key component for tourism has drastically dropped by 20-to-30 percent within this short course. On account of emergence-based challenges, the present study undertakes a rapid appraisal of COVID-19 on tourism to discover observed and expected impacts of COVID-19 on global tourism business as well as proffers inferences for the future of tourism that would support the tourism business to strive and expedite during pandemic diseases such as coronavirus.

Published Date: 2021-02-04; Received Date: 2021-01-11