COVID-19 and Tourism in South Asia : Opportunities for Sustainable Regional Outcomes
COVID-19 (coronavirus) is affecting nearly 47.7 million travel and tourism jobs across South Asia, many held by women and vulnerable communities working in the informal sector. Losses of over 50 billion US dollars in gross domestic product in the r...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2020
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/198651593536242978/COVID-19-and-Tourism-in-South-Asia-Opportunities-for-Sustainable-Regional-Outcomes http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34050 |
| Summary: | COVID-19 (coronavirus) is affecting
nearly 47.7 million travel and tourism jobs across South
Asia, many held by women and vulnerable communities working
in the informal sector. Losses of over 50 billion US dollars
in gross domestic product in the region are expected in the
travel and tourism sector alone as a result of the crisis.
Governments are already responding with emergency programs
to help small and medium enterprises stay afloat and save
jobs. As the South Asia region moves from crisis to recovery
planning, governments and destinations have an opportunity
to think strategically about the future of their tourism
sectors and implement policies that will improve the
industry. This regional brief is designed to raise awareness
of the importance of tourism to the region and to the World
Bank's regional portfolio, highlight some measures
being taken by governments and the Bank to address the
crisis, and provide recommendations for short- and
medium-term sustainable regional recovery, including through
greater intraregional tourism. The brief covers Bangladesh,
Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
Afghanistan was excluded due to a lack of data. |
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