THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON WORLD TOURISM

Abstract

The article presents the effects of Covid-19 world tourism in 2020. The goal of the paper is to research the consequences of the pandemic on the tourism sector. The paper presents and reviews the available information on how tourism was affected by the pandemic, endangered jobs, and ways in which countries are dealing with the consequences. The paper discusses possible measures and scenarios of the countries to mitigate the effects of the crisis and accelerate the recovery of tourism and the economy. Summarizing the findings, authors will conclude that the disruption in tourism from the pandemic had a huge impact on the wider economy, and countries’ governments reacted quickly. The scope of imposed measures expanded continuously during the crisis. At the end, recommendations are given for the priorities for renewal of tourism and protection of jobs, as recommendations for solidarity and promotion of mutual cooperation.