A Look At The Cities Under Lockdown
Touriosity Travelmag|March 2020
The travel and tourism industry currently accounts for 10% of global GDP. Things looked perfect for the industry until the pandemic struck.
A Look At The Cities Under Lockdown

Of all the sectors hit by the coronavirus pandemic globally, tourism is beyond doubt one of the worst affected. The World Travel and Tourism Council has warned that during the COVID-19 pandemic as many as 50 million jobs could be cut globally in the travel and tourism industry. Out of these they say Asia is expected to be the worst affected. Further they have mentioned that once the outbreak is over, it could take up to 10 months for the industry to recover, which essentially would mean the whole of the financial year 2020-21 will be gone.

However, these are estimates and the impact would depend on how long the pandemic lasts and whether or not a cure can be found sooner. If the pandemic gets over soon and a cure is found, the last months of 2020 could look much better in terms of global GDP.

As of now, one may note that tourism is under a worldwide ban and most of the countries have imposed some sort of lockdown, whether total or partial. This has definitely resulted in the most touristy places wearing a deserted look today. But there is a good side to it as well. For some time now media has been reporting that dolphins and swans are back in Venice canals, herds of deer were seen relaxing on the road in the Nilgiris and so on. While some of it may not be true, some definitely are. And the biggest advantage that the touristy cities have earned now is probably in the form of respite from incessant pouring of crowds for the time being. The air is clearing up as automobile pollution has drastically fallen and cities are much cleaner than they normally are when tourists are around.

This story is from the March 2020 edition of Touriosity Travelmag.

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