Why tourism must revise priorities during pandemic

New Delhi, July 17 The spread of the Covid-19 pandemic has shifted the factors that make a countrys travel and tourism sector competitive. Certain parameters such as healthcare capacity and digital travel offerings, are increasing in importance during the pandemic.

"Covid-19 has had a severe impact on the travel and tourism sector, with some parts of the sector effectively shut down completely. Considering that tourism accounts for nearly 10 percent of the world's jobs, it's important that countries take serious measures to ensure their tourism is competitive and ready to bounce back as Covid-19 measures are rolled back and countries begin to reopen," said Christoph Wolff, Head of Mobility at the World Economic Forum

( With inputs from IANS )