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UN Tourism News - #11 - Coronavirus Special Edition - 24 April 2020 |
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Mapping the Worldwide Response to COVID-19
Who is doing what and where? To help the global tourism sector monitor a rapidly-evolving situation and make the right decisions at the right time, UNWTO has launched an interactive map of local and international policy responses to the challenge of COVID-19.
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G20 Tourism Ministers Respond to COVID-19
UNWTO will address the Tourism Ministers of the G20 countries as part of an immediate response to the challenges facing the travel and tourism sector as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak and accelerate the recovery.
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An Inclusive Response for Vulnerable Groups
As laid down in the UNWTO Framework Convention on Tourism Ethics, the tourism sector has a duty to promote the rights of the most vulnerable groups such as women, indigenous people and people with disabilities.
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Tax Breaks to Skills Training: 23 Recommendations for Tourism’s Recovery
Managing the crisis, accelerating recovery and preparing for tomorrow: These three pillars form the basis of the new plan of action launched by UNWTO and being welcomed by Member States and private sector partners around the world.
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“Words Alone Will Not Save Jobs”: UNWTO Leads Call for Action to Support Tourism Recovery
In the third meeting of the Global Tourism Crisis Committee, the UNWTO Secretary-General, Zurab Pololikashvili, urged members to increase pressure on world leaders to take decisive action to safeguard the millions of jobs under threat as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. UNWTO is taking the lead in ensuring governments do all they can to safeguard livelihoods and shield the most vulnerable members of society.
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96% of Global Destinations Now Have Travel Restrictions
New research from UNWTO has found that 96% of all worldwide destinations have introduced travel restrictions since January 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The report also looked at the level of travel restrictions from country-to-country.
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How Will You #Traveltomorrow? Share Your Ideas with the World!
Where next for tourism? How will you travel tomorrow? UNWTO invites travellers to submit videos on how they think that the tourism sector will change after the COVID-19.
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Could COVID-19 Lead to a 30% Fall in International Tourists?
UNWTO expects that international tourist arrivals will be down by 20% to 30% in 2020 when compared with 2019 figures. This could translate into a decline in international tourism receipts (exports) of between US$300-450 billion, almost one third of the US$ 1.5 trillion generated in 2019.
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Pan-European Hackathon for innovate solutions to response to COVID-19
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