The Outbreak of Sars-Cov-2 (COVID-19): Impact on International Tourism

Covid-19 is an infectious disease and it is spreading at uncontrollable pace worldwide The global economy is affected by the outbreak of the pandemic as the world is on halt to safeguard the humanity From the start of pandemic from Wuhan, China, Covid-19 has travelled a lot across all the international borders which forced the governments to shut down the countries for weeks Along with other sectors, tourism appeared one of the highly affected sectors during Covid-19 as all the domestic borders within countries and internationals borders are sealed to secure human lives This has posed an unimaginable threat to the tourist industry worldwide which may remain for months or years under the fear of the disease Airline, railways, and hotels are the most affected and there is a huge loss of revenues in the sector It is also expected that millions of people will lose their jobs worldwide during this time This poses a threat for the world's economies This paper studies and highlights the impact of coronavirus (Covid-19) on travel and tourism and also suggests some recovery measures [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Journal of Globalization Studies is the property of Uchitel Publishing House and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use This abstract may be abridged No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract (Copyright applies to all Abstracts )