Covid-19 Impact on Tourism
David Goldstein
Retired | Founder of Mekko Graphics | Data Visualization and Chart Creation Expert | Former Software Product and Services CEO | Former Harvard Business School and Boston University Questrom and MIT Sloan Professor
International airline arrivals fell 56% worldwide from Jan-May 2020, as shown in this bar-mekko chart. Covid-19 tourism faced the largest decline in Asia-Pacific and Europe, where international arrivals fell 60% and 58% respectively. These were also the regions with the most international arrivals in 2019. There were 361 million in Asia-Pacific and 746 million in Europe and 354 million in Middle East, Americas and Africa. Data are from the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
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