WTTC: 50 Million Tourism Jobs could go in Covid-19 Outbreak

The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) has declared up to 50 million jobs in the travel and tourism sector are at severe risk due to the global Covid-19 pandemic.

President, WTTC, Gloria Guevara, said: “World Travel and Tourism Council figures show the stark impact on the tourism sector of the present coronavirus outbreak with analysis now suggesting that up to 50 million jobs are at severe risk in the sector globally. When the time is right, the World Travel and Tourism Council and the global private sector will be ready to help and support the government and countries to recover.”

The latest figures from World Travel and Tourism Council represent the global tourism private sector; show that global travel could be adversely impacted by up to 25% in the year 2020.

President, WTTC, Gloria Guevara, said: “The coronavirus outbreak clearly presents a significant threat to the industry as a whole, to those employed within it, and those wishing to continue travelling. Travel has the strength to overcome this challenge and it will emerge stronger and more robust by taking all necessary measures to tackle this global pandemic and the understandable concern which surrounds it,”

The World Travel and Tourism Council is also calling for a series of measures to be taken globally, to enable the swift recovery of the sector once the global pandemic is under control. It will offer its support to all governments; particularly those which are implementing strong policies for a prompt recovery from this such as improve travel facilitation, remove barriers, introduce incentive, ease fiscal policies and support destinations.

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