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Coronavirus pandemic could cost global tourism $2 trillion this year

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Fears surrounding the Omicron variant have led dozens of countries to reinstate restrictions on arrivals. Image: Unsplash/ Alicia Steels

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The crash in international tourism due to the coronavirus pandemic could cause a loss of more than $4 trillion to the global GDP for the years 2020 and 2021
Tourism has had a major impact on the global economy. Image: UNWTO

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