The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, confirmed that the movement of foreign tourists to the countries decreased by more than half during the first five months of the year, and about 320 billion dollars was lost from Tourism revenue.

According to Arabiya Net, the total losses for 2020 may reach more than $ 900 billion, according to United Nations figures.

The United Nations called for strengthening cooperation and coordination between countries to reduce the devastating impact of the Covid-19 epidemic on the tourism sector, which is the main source of revenue for some countries.

Guterres warned that 120 million direct jobs are at risk, speaking upon the issuance of a brochure presenting the status of the tourism sector and containing recommendations, including strengthening coordination between countries.

and pointed out that the crisis is a major shock to developed economies, but that the situation is urgent for developing countries, especially many small island states and African countries.

and since the beginning of the outbreak of the new Corona virus, countries have taken unilateral measures to combat the spread of the disease, such as isolation, quarantine, and limiting the arrival of foreigners, which led to paralyzing tourism in the world .

The United Nations handbook alone contains collective action and international cooperation that can revitalize the tourism sector on new, sound foundations.

travel restrictions

During a meeting with a number of journalists, Sandra Carvaugh of the United Nations World Tourism Organization confirmed that the restrictions on travel around the world since mid-March had devastating repercussions. On the tourism sector.

And one of the major challenges we are currently facing is the need for stronger cooperation between governments on these travel restrictions, adding that there is a need for these countries to increase cooperation and coordination.

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On the level of the tourism and travel sector, the Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) announced yesterday that it incurred quarterly losses due to the collapse in air transport demand due to the Corona virus.

The company said that the number of passengers fell 86% during the quarter from May to last July, according to the German.

total revenues fell 81 per cent, down from 13.4 billion Swedish kronor (1.5 billion dollars) to ...