СORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC WREAKS HAVOC IN TOURISM INDUSTRY

This statement comes from the general secretary of the UN World Tourism Organization, Zurab Pololikashvili. He noted that each country has its own set of restrictions that change on a weekly and even daily basis.

He believes that vaccination will speed up the recovery of the tourism sector, and compared to the catastrophic results of last year, the summer of 2021 should be much brighter. This will require greater coordination between countries.

Establishing common rules will also prove to be beneficial, albeit difficult, said the secretary general of the World Tourism Organization. According to the UN, last year the global tourism industry lost $1.3 trillion US.