The Covid-19 pandemic has led to the loss of the global tourism industry's total revenue of $1 300 billion in 2020. These data was published by the UN World Tourism Organization.
Hotel bookings decreased by 47%, airline tickets - by 81%, and the number of tourists - by 74%.
If in pre-crisis 2019 the number of travelers around the world was 1 461 million people, then in 2020 this figure fell to 381 million people - 74% less.
During the pandemic, up to 120 million people lost their jobs in the tourism sector.
The press service of the Kronotsky Nature Reserve has reported on the research of the sockeye salmon spawning stock conducted by scientists in the South Kamchatka Sanctuary
In the "Souvenir Idea" nomination of the Ural stage of the All-Russian "Tourist Souvenir" competition held in Kurgan, the highest expert rating was awarded to "A Drop of the Ancient Tyumen Sea"
The Kodar National Park in the Zabaikalsky Krai, together with the Union of Wildlife Photographers, has organized a tour for renowned Russian and international photo artists
The American website World Population Review, based on data from the World Tourism Organization, estimated which countries of the world are the least visited by tourists