THE INFLUENCE OF THE PANDEMIC ON THE FORMATION OF TRENDS IN THE TOURISM INDUSTRY

Abstract

For 2020, world experts have given optimistic forecasts for the tourism industry, because, according to the World Travel Council, it provides 300 million jobs. However, due to recent events in the tourism market due to the coronavirus pandemic, the forecasts have become completely negative. Experts believe that due to the coronavirus pandemic, the world economy could lose up to 50 million jobs, and the world tourism sector could decrease by a quarter. Thus, taking into account these and other indicators, the World Tourism and Travel Council (WTTC) estimates that the losses of the tourism industry from the coronavirus epidemic could amount to $ 22 billion.