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Everyone is difficult because of Corona, but among them, the travel industry in particular is said to be in a difficult situation to endure day by day. The government-given employment maintenance subsidies are also on the verge of being cut off, raising concerns that many people may lose their jobs.

Reporter Lee Seong-hoon reported this content.

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Mr. A, an employee of Lotte Tourism Development, who had been on leave since last March due to lack of work, and last week I received a text message stating that all employees are receiving applications for retirement.

[A/Lotte Tourism Development Staff: It's really sad, heart. I had such a heart. It just feels like it's thrown away... .]

If you don't retire, the pressure is greater to get unpaid leave for 6 months.

[A seed / Lotte Tour Development Officer: a such a situation, the second half is going to get better, that endure the thought that occurs yireomyeonseo this're gonna not, I will eat your heart haeyagetdago turnover -

but try to survive side of Lotte Tour Development anymore. He said he could not afford to hold on.

Hana Tour, the No. 1 in the industry, recorded an operating loss of KRW 51.8 billion in the second quarter with a 95% drop in sales, and all other companies are struggling with losses.

As sales plummeted, the trading of Lotte Tourism Development and Sejung was suspended in the stock market.

As the employees who had hoped for the situation to improve have also become a reality, Hana Tour has reduced the number of employees by 94 in the first half of this year, and other travel agencies have similar circumstances.

Although the government is considering extending the support for employment retention by two months, there is virtually no solution if Corona 19 spreads and prolongs.

Domestic travel agencies are unable to find a way to travel because overseas travel is their flagship product.

[Travel industry officials: Tourism policy and all of these parts are centered in Korea. However, the travel industry in Korea is centered on the way Koreans go abroad. It is out of balance.]

There are concerns that global travel agencies will dominate the market as well as mass unemployment when the domestic travel industry ecosystem collapses.

(Video coverage: Park Hyeon-cheol·Gong Jin-gu, video editing: Kim Jong-mi)