So, You Wanna Go to Greece This Summer? Heres Everything You Need to Know
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Picture yourself in Greece, gyros and Mythos in hand, looking over those classic white rooftops to the sparkling blue seas. There’s nothing quite like a Greek summer: the sun, sea, sites, food, and the lovely people. It might be hard to imagine right now, but recent announcements mean your Greek dream may soon become a reality.
The COVID-19 pandemic has meant strict travel restrictions across the world. Visiting other countries for tourism has been off the cards for most, grounding flights and our hopes for international vacations. But as vaccine programs roll out across the globe and normality gradually resumes, some countries are looking at what could be possible for safe tourism in the near future. One country that seems to be leading the pack is Greece.
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United planes parked at Newark Airport in October. A WTTC report released Monday said travel and tourism lost $766 billion and a third of jobs in 2020. Photo Credit: Arnie Weissmann
The U.S. travel and tourism sector lost $766 billion last year, and its contribution to the GDP fell 41% from the $1.9 billion accrued in 2019, according the annual Economic Impact report from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC).
The report, released Monday, also showed that travel- and tourism-supported jobs declined 33.2%, to 11.1 million, in 2020. The sector represented 10.5% of total U.S. employment in 2019 but dropped to 7.5% of total employment last year.
The good news, the group reported, is that the vaccine rollout and an expected broader restart of travel this summer could help the industry begin to recover quickly from the pandemic.