VIRUS AND THE BUSINESS OF TRAVEL
1 The tourism sector in India is expected to suffer losses amounting to ~10 lakh crore
2 50 million jobs are estimated to be at risk in the travel and tourism industries globally; 30 million in Asia alone
3 Online travel agencies are expected to lose up to ₹4,312 crore and tour operators (inbound and domestic) up to ₹25,000 crore
4 More than 28 million India travelled outside of India in 2019 and 1.8 billion within the country; 10.89 million foreign tourists visited India in 2019
(Sources: Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism and Hospitality, CII, WEF)