Hindrances related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis in the tourism sector in India

Abstract

A novel coronavirus emerged in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and continues to spread across China and all over the world. Coronavirus is in fact recognised to be one of the deadly viruses as it has already taken the lives of many persons in almost all countries. This means that economic growth has been reduced considerably. More especially, it has almost shaken up all types of businesses including the tourism industry on a massive scale. Consequently, major travel organisations have temporarily closed their offices. In this perspective, the current research aims at determining the impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis on the tourism industry in India. A secondary research methodology has been implemented and the necessary information was collected to reach the objectives of the study. Major importance was given to government documents and the statistical data gathered from renowned and authentic data sources. The main objective of the investigation is then to understand to what extent the coronavirus has influenced the tourism industry in India domestically and internationally. It seems that such a crisis has in turn affected the economic scenario of the country generating a generalised fear of unemployment.