Day
after day, the effect of the Corona virus and the closure procedures followed
to limit its spread and its impact on global economies, the tourism sector in some
countries will be more affected than others.
The
significant impact on the tourism sector appears crystal clear, as from the
beginning of this pandemic fears emerged whether the tourist destinations will
receive the sufficient number of visitors in the future and fears that the
opening of resorts and easing restrictions will lead to the spread of the virus
again.
The
following chart by the World Travel and Tourism Council shows the ratios of
dependence of countries on the tourism sector from GDP and the importance of the
tourism sector to those economies.
In the first and second place, Spain and Italy, with
up to 14.3 and 13 percent of their GDP from the tourism sector, are shown.
In fourth place is Germany, one of the top 5 countries
in terms of Covid-19 infections, showing a contribution of up to 9.1 percent of
GDP.
In sixth place, the United States, the world's
strongest economy, shows a contribution of 8.6 percent to the tourism sector in
GDP.
In last place, Iran,
one of the 10 countries most infected with the Coronavirus, with a ratio of 6.8
percent of Iran's GDP.