WTTC said keeping current restrictions would lead to a “continued sluggish recovery” of travel and tourism, putting an estimated 19 million jobs in the sector “in the balance” around the world.
The organisation added that removing international travel restrictions would help the industry surpass 2019’s level of jobs by the end of next year, based on economic modelling conducted by research firm Oxford Economics.
WTTC said the global tourism industry lost 62 million jobs globally in 2020 due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, with the number of jobs in the sector only set to rise by a paltry 0.7% this year.
