SunStar Tourism suffered badly in 2020 THE CALL OF THE TIMES. Even while losing a lot from the absence of foreign and local tourists, the accommodation sector has been forced to shell out money to invest in safety and security measures as part of the new ways of doing business under the new normal. (Katlene P. Cacho) + CEBU'S tourism sector had been dubbed an "industry superstar" in 2019. But a few months after, in March 2020, what was once the glory days of tourism and travel quickly vanished, crippling Cebu's local economy, displacing hundreds of thousands of workers and disrupting the operations of thousands of businesses that heavily relied on it.