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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Main Authors:	Twining Ward, Louise, McComb, Jessie F.
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:	TOURISM CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PANDEMIC IMPACT GOVERNMENT SUPPORT SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES GOVERNANCE RECOVERY HEALTH AND HYGIENE REGIONAL COOPERATION
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

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spelling	okr-10986-340502021-06-14T09:56:50Z COVID-19 and Tourism in South Asia : Opportunities for Sustainable Regional Outcomes Twining Ward, Louise McComb, Jessie F. TOURISM CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PANDEMIC IMPACT GOVERNMENT SUPPORT SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES GOVERNANCE RECOVERY HEALTH AND HYGIENE REGIONAL COOPERATION 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. 2020-07-08T17:08:03Z 2020-07-08T17:08:03Z 2020-06 Brief 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 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work South Asia South Asia
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topic	TOURISM CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PANDEMIC IMPACT GOVERNMENT SUPPORT SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES GOVERNANCE RECOVERY HEALTH AND HYGIENE REGIONAL COOPERATION
spellingShingle	TOURISM CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PANDEMIC IMPACT GOVERNMENT SUPPORT SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES GOVERNANCE RECOVERY HEALTH AND HYGIENE REGIONAL COOPERATION Twining Ward, Louise McComb, Jessie F. COVID-19 and Tourism in South Asia : Opportunities for Sustainable Regional Outcomes
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description	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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author	Twining Ward, Louise McComb, Jessie F.
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title	COVID-19 and Tourism in South Asia : Opportunities for Sustainable Regional Outcomes
title_short	COVID-19 and Tourism in South Asia : Opportunities for Sustainable Regional Outcomes
title_full	COVID-19 and Tourism in South Asia : Opportunities for Sustainable Regional Outcomes
title_fullStr	COVID-19 and Tourism in South Asia : Opportunities for Sustainable Regional Outcomes
title_full_unstemmed	COVID-19 and Tourism in South Asia : Opportunities for Sustainable Regional Outcomes
title_sort	covid-19 and tourism in south asia : opportunities for sustainable regional outcomes
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2020
url	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
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COVID-19 and Tourism in South Asia : Opportunities for Sustainable Regional Outcomes

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