travel and tourism employment loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic among the selected countries, with around 8.9 million fewer jobs in 2021 compared to 2019.
The total number of jobs generated, directly and indirectly, by travel and tourism worldwide decreased sharply with the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020. While this scenario improved the following year, employment figures in the global travel and tourism market remained below pre-pandemic levels. As estimated, China recorded the highest Employment loss in the travel and tourism industry due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in selected countries worldwide in 2020 and 2021 (in millions)
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Statistics on Coronavirus: impact on the tourism industry worldwide
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Travel and tourism: share of global GDP 2000-2021
- Basic Statistic Global travel and tourism expenditure 2019-2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Global international tourism receipts 2006-2021
- Basic Statistic COVID-19: job loss in travel and tourism worldwide 2020-2021, by region
- Basic Statistic COVID-19: job loss in travel and tourism worldwide 2020-2021, by country
International tourist arrivals
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- Premium Statistic Number of international tourist arrivals worldwide 1950-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of international tourist arrivals worldwide 2005-2022, by region
- Premium Statistic International tourist arrivals worldwide 2019-2021, by subregion
- Premium Statistic Countries with the highest number of inbound tourist arrivals worldwide 2019-2021
- Premium Statistic COVID-19 impact on international tourist arrivals worldwide 2020-2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Change in international tourist arrivals worldwide 2020-2021, by sub-region
Online travel companies
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- Premium Statistic Revenue of leading online travel agencies (OTAs) worldwide 2019-2021
- Premium Statistic Revenue change of leading online travel agencies (OTAs) worldwide 2021
- Premium Statistic Total visits to travel and tourism website booking.com worldwide 2021-2023
- Premium Statistic Total visits to travel and tourism website tripadvisor.com worldwide 2020-2023
Accommodation
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- Premium Statistic Monthly hotel occupancy rates worldwide 2020-2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Monthly change in rental bookings through OTAs due to COVID-19 2020-2022
- Premium Statistic Airbnb nights and experiences booked worldwide 2017-2022
- Premium Statistic Airbnb nights and experiences booked worldwide 2019-2022, by region
Food & drink services
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- Premium Statistic Daily year-on-year impact of COVID-19 on global restaurant dining 2020-2022
- Premium Statistic Global quick service restaurant industry market size 2012-2022
- Premium Statistic Full service restaurant industry market size worldwide 2020-2027
- Premium Statistic Restaurant food delivery growth worldwide 2019-2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Online restaurant delivery growth worldwide 2019-2020, by country
Consumers
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- Premium Statistic Share of people planning vacations worldwide 2022, by region and destination
- Premium Statistic Reasons to not travel long-haul worldwide 2022, by country
- Premium Statistic Spending intention on outbound trips in selected countries worldwide 2022
- Premium Statistic Share of outbound travelers planning to spend more worldwide 2022, by category
- Premium Statistic Main obstacles to business travel according to travel suppliers worldwide 2022
Virtual tourism
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Further related statistics
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- COVID-19: regions where business travel will be suspended worldwide as of March 2020
- COVID-19: excitement over taking a weekend holiday in the U.S. March-April 2020
- Impact on U.S. tourism from EU COVID-19 travel ban over the next month March 2020
- Likelihood of U.S. international travel due to COVID-19 as of October 2020
- Share of U.S. travelers that canceled travel due to COVID-19 as of March 17, 2020
- Likelihood of U.S. domestic travel due to COVID-19 as of October 2020
- COVID-19: excitement over holiday research in the U.S. March-April 2020
- Likelihood of U.S. travel to Europe due to COVID-19 as of October 2020
- Likelihood of U.S. travel to Asia due to COVID-19 as of October 2020
- Global change in international tourism receipts due to COVID-19 2019-2020
- Governmental support of the tourism industry 2011
- Current importance of marketing tools to UK tourism business 2011
- Change in air travel sales value in the Middle East from 2013 to 2015
- Change in hotel sales value in the United Kingdom (UK) 2013-2015
- Nicaragua TTCI 2019, by pillar
- Direct tourism contribution of Mecca to GDP of Saudi Arabia 2006-2026
- Purchases by tourism providers as contribution to GDP in Saudi Arabia 2012-2028
- Peru TTCI 2019, by pillar
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- COVID-19: regions where business travel will be suspended worldwide as of March 2020
- COVID-19: excitement over taking a weekend holiday in the U.S. March-April 2020
- Impact on U.S. tourism from EU COVID-19 travel ban over the next month March 2020
- Likelihood of U.S. international travel due to COVID-19 as of October 2020
- Share of U.S. travelers that canceled travel due to COVID-19 as of March 17, 2020
- Likelihood of U.S. domestic travel due to COVID-19 as of October 2020
- COVID-19: excitement over holiday research in the U.S. March-April 2020
- Likelihood of U.S. travel to Europe due to COVID-19 as of October 2020
- Likelihood of U.S. travel to Asia due to COVID-19 as of October 2020
- Global change in international tourism receipts due to COVID-19 2019-2020
- Governmental support of the tourism industry 2011
- Current importance of marketing tools to UK tourism business 2011
- Change in air travel sales value in the Middle East from 2013 to 2015
- Change in hotel sales value in the United Kingdom (UK) 2013-2015
- Nicaragua TTCI 2019, by pillar
- Direct tourism contribution of Mecca to GDP of Saudi Arabia 2006-2026
- Purchases by tourism providers as contribution to GDP in Saudi Arabia 2012-2028
- Peru TTCI 2019, by pillar
Statista. (April 14, 2022). Employment loss in the travel and tourism industry due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in selected countries worldwide in 2020 and 2021 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 21, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107475/coronavirus-travel-tourism-employment-loss/
Statista. "Employment loss in the travel and tourism industry due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in selected countries worldwide in 2020 and 2021 (in millions)." Chart. April 14, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107475/coronavirus-travel-tourism-employment-loss/
Statista. (2022). Employment loss in the travel and tourism industry due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in selected countries worldwide in 2020 and 2021 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107475/coronavirus-travel-tourism-employment-loss/
Statista. "Employment Loss in The Travel and Tourism Industry Due to The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic in Selected Countries Worldwide in 2020 and 2021 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107475/coronavirus-travel-tourism-employment-loss/
Statista, Employment loss in the travel and tourism industry due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in selected countries worldwide in 2020 and 2021 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107475/coronavirus-travel-tourism-employment-loss/ (last visited March 21, 2023)
Employment loss in the travel and tourism industry due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in selected countries worldwide in 2020 and 2021 (in millions) [Graph], Statista, April 14, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107475/coronavirus-travel-tourism-employment-loss/