Presentation by Zoritsa Urosevic, Director, Institutional Relations and Partnerships Department, Special Representative to the United Nations in Geneva - World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), who spoke at an expert Q&A webinar on "Tourism & COVID-19" hosted by the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) on 11 June 2020.

1. “Tourism and COVID-19”
EIF’sTradeforDevelopmentNewsWebinars–11June2020
ZoritsaUroseviczurosevic@unwto.org

5. International tourist arrivals - Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Monthly change
+5
+10 +9
+13 +13
+11
+19
+14
+16
+14
+9 +8
+4
-25
-66
-90
-70
-50
-30
-10
+10
+30
Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb March April
(monthlychange,%)
2019 2020*
Source: UNWTO * Provisional data (Data collected May 2020)

6. International tourist arrivals - Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Annual change
+4
+11
+6
+22
+17
+23
+16
+7
+0
+11 +11 +11
+13
+10
+12
-2
+8
+12 +12
-28
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
+0
+10
+20
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
(annualchange,%)
Q1
2020*
Source: UNWTO * Provisional data (Data collected May 2020)

8. COVID-19
OUTBREAK
SUPPLY SIDE
SHOCK
Existing constraints disrupt
Tourism operations
• Jobs at risk
• Airlines and Businesses, SMEs
survival
• Lack or Insufficient Financial
packages/support
• Destinations preparedness
Government Containment
Measures - Travel Restriction
DEMAND SIDE
SHOCK
Difficulty for Policy makers to
adapt for unlocking demand
• Fear to travel (safety)
• Shrinking purchasing power
• Uncertainity of foreseen
return to “normal”
• Dependance on source
markets travel restrictions
SQUEZZED TOURISM
CAPACITY
TOURISM & TRAVEL
ECOSYSTEM DISRUPTION
ImpactofCOVID-19onTourism-BuildingRecoveryandResilienceforPeople,ProsperityandPlanet
BUILD RESILIENT
AND INCLUSIVE TOURISM
• ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY- Advocacy and
lobby with IFI, IO, UN and Government to
include Tourism in Fin recovery packages
• BETTER POLICIES for Jobs, SMEs
Financing for safety of Tourism Value Chain
and suppliers. Institutional strengthening for
adapted and required policies changes
• BUSINESS INNOVATION and PPP for
required changes in businness VC
operations and processes (Health/Safety)
BUILD CONFIDENCE
FOR VISITORS AND MARKET
Adapt to changing Gov Measures, BE READY
• ENSURE SAFETY at all parts of the Tourism
Journey, from home to the destnation
• DiIVERSIFY TOURISM OFFER - SAFE
TRAVEL reinvent a new business model
• TRUSTED INFORMATION from destinations
and Businesses about Health and Safety
• INNOVATION - scale up responsiveness for
Market demand and uptake
• Coordinate at ALL levels
• Monitor Socio-Economic Impacts
• Boost Competitiveness and Financing
• Enable Digitalization of the Tourism Ecosystem
• Foster Sustainability and Inclusive Green Growth
Source:UNWTO/IRP
Government’s lack of Financial
Capacity, need Debt Relief, new
financial package for health and
socio-economic recovery

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