Employers from across global tourism are taking the lead in supporting their workers and helping the communities in which they operate, research carried out into the sector’s response to COVID-19 has found.
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The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) today designated Spanish football legend and World Cup winner Iker Casillas as Special Ambassador for Responsible Tourism. In a virtual ceremony, the goalkeeper pledged to promote the universal benefits of tourism.
COVID-19 has placed the whole world on lockdown, with new research from the World Tourism Organization showing that 100% of global destinations continue to have restrictions on travel in place, and 72% have completely closed their borders to international tourism.
First of all, I hope all of you are doing well during these hard
times. The COVID-19 pandemic is above all a health crisis that
requires decisive and consistent actions to flatten the curve
and stop the spread of the virus. However, it also has significant
socio-economic implications not only for the tourism sector as
a whole, but also for friends and colleagues whose livelihood
and wellbeing depend on tourism, who are experiencing very
challenging times.