UNWTO has organized a survey and expert consultation on the scenarios of global tourism in the post-Covid-19 era. Also forecast global tourism industry will recover in the fourth quarter - 2020 and stronger in 2021.

UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili said: "The world is facing an unprecedented economic and medical crisis. Tourism - one of the industries with the greatest labor intensity - has suffered heavy losses. and millions of jobs at stake. " International tourists plunged 22% and resulted in losses of about US $ 80 million. Asia was hardest hit, followed by European countries.

Accordingly, it is forecasted that the domestic tourism market will recover faster, mainly for the purpose of rest, entertainment, visits ... then to the official and MICE trips. Experts believe that Africa and the Middle East will recover faster, then eventually to the Americas region, Europe and Asia.

As one of the countries that successfully controlled the Covid-19 epidemic, Vietnam is taking advantage of opportunities, gradually reviving the tourism industry, starting from domestic tourism. Recently, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has launched the program "Vietnamese people travel Vietnam" to stimulate domestic tourism, creating favorable conditions for people to travel to regions in the country in the context of The current.

Nguyen Yen