That was the assessment of a panel of health, tourism and political experts speaking at the International Tourism and Investment Conference on Monday (1 November) during WTM London, which slammed the world’s richest countries for not giving enough help to poorer nations.
Elena Kountoura, a member of the European Parliament and ex-Greek minister of tourism, said “an enormous vaccination gap” had been allowed to open during the pandemic between highly vaccinated destinations – such as the UK, EU and US – and other regions like Africa.
