The episode (31/08/2020) of the "A Story of the Rest" program followed the impact of the tourism and aviation sectors by the Corona pandemic, as the tourism and hospitality industry around the world fell to its lowest levels, which caused a setback in most countries of the world.
According to a report issued by the World Tourism Organization in May 2020, the global tourism sector losses are expected to reach 1.2 trillion dollars, and the number of international tourists will decrease to between 850 million and 1.1 billion tourists, and the specter of unemployment threatens about 120 million A worker in the sector.
The aviation sector was also subjected to a severe blow due to the closure and the suspension of tourism, as the losses of airlines until the end of last July amounted to about 84 billion dollars, with the cancellation of about 7.5 million flights, and - if the closure continues - it will lead to the loss of 25 million jobs, according to International Air Transport Association "IATA".
The owner of the Jordanian crafts shop, Muhammad Al-Hawamdi, talked about the trauma he experienced due to the complete and sudden closure due to the spread of the Corona virus in the country, after he spent all his savings in preparation for the new tourism season, especially as he depends on providing his day's sustenance with daily sales because he does not have a stable source of income.
In Turkey, the pandemic caused a loss of income in hard currency that tourists would bring.
According to statistics, Turkey has achieved more than 34 billion dollars from the tourism sector during the summer of 2019, and observers believe that it is difficult to compensate for such an amount in light of the continuing restrictions imposed due to Corona.
The Turkish tour guide, Elknor Turkaz, remembers that she was working in the summer months 26 days a month, but after the Corona pandemic, she was no longer working due to the closure of the tourist office in which she works, and her staying at home for fear of the virus, and her thinking about changing her current work was similar to some of her colleagues.
Asim Bakir, the owner of a tourism company in Istanbul, also speaks that their work in the past relied on tour groups and joint tours, but this is no longer possible in light of the pandemic, and the individual tourism cost is high and not everyone can afford it and do not need offices to organize them .
And in France, the official statistics authority announced that the country's economy is operating at only two-thirds of its capacity due to the Corona pandemic.
The tourism sector was considered one of the sectors most affected, as it contributed about 10% of the country's total output, but today it constitutes 1.8% of the total output due to the effects of Corona.
And Arnaud Cie, an owner of a tourist boat, stresses that he was compelled to cancel all event-related reservations in his boat, after the authorities decided to ban any form of them.
This caused a heavy loss for him, which reached 100% of the volume of business, he said, and he continued that the work and after the opening did not exceed 50% of the usual.
In Tunisia, the tourism sector constitutes one of the most important tributaries of the country's GDP, and contributes to 7% of its GDP.
Because of the measures taken to confront the outbreak of the Coronavirus, the decline in the tourism sector in Tunisia has reached about 51%.
The owner of the crafts shop in the capital, Tunis, Ali Kaabashi, talks about the complete halt of work due to the Corona pandemic, considering that the closure is a complete and cruel breakdown, and he stated that with the lifting of the closure, no tourists came as before.
The president of the Tunisian University of Tourist Travel Agencies, Jaber bin Attoush, talked about the total income from the tourism sector, which amounts to 9 billion Tunisian dinars, stressing that the peak of work in this sector occurs during the months from June to October of each year, but this The year did not witness any activities.