Saudi G20 Presidency draws up map for recovery of global tourism
Published 29 Nov,2020 via Asharq Alawsat (English Edition) - Saudi Arabia hosted last week the G20 Leaders Summit as tourism throughout the world is enduring its worst ever crisis due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
The outbreak has led to global economic recession, crippled transportation and lockdowns have struck at the very core of tourism.
Realizing the danger, the leaders of the G20 countries sought to revive the sector, underscoring its economic importance and employment of hundreds of millions of people throughout the world. Estimates at the beginning of the pandemic showed that 75 million jobs in the travel and tourism sectors were at risk.
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