Article 5NH24 ‘No one comes here any more’: the human cost as Covid wipes out tourism

‘No one comes here any more’: the human cost as Covid wipes out tourism

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Pete Pattisson, William Wroblewski, Mehrangez Turs
from World news | The Guardian on (#5NH24)

From Bolivia's Lake Titicaca to wildlife tourism in Nepal, we find out how the crisis has affected people in four travel hotspots - and whether or not they want the tourists to return

In March last year, it was predicted that the global travel shutdown would cause international arrivals to plummet by 20 to 30% by the end of 2020.

Six weeks later, the UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) revised their warning: international arrivals could fall by up to 80% - equating to a billion fewer tourists and the worst crisis in the history of the industry.

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