COVID-19 Crisis Punctures Tunisia Tourism Rebound
This file photo was taken on April 4, 2020, shows an empty cafe in the village of Sidi Bou Said, some 20 kilometres northeast of Tunis, during the general confinement imposed by the authorities in order to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus. FETHI BELAID / AFP.As the novel coronavirus pandemic wipes out recovery from jihadist attacks in 2015, Tunisia’s vital tourism sector is trying to find ways to avoid going under.
But the crisis has led to a shortfall in tourism revenues of six billion dinars , the country’s national tourism office has estimated, and some 400,000 jobs are at risk. But that all came to a halt in March as countries imposed travel restrictions and border closures to curb the spread of the pandemic.
Measures are expected to include temperature checks at hotel entrances, rooms being disinfected and left empty for 48 hours between guests and the intensive cleaning of common areas.The UN World Tourism Organization has warned that international tourist numbers could drop by 60 to 80 percent in 2020.Other changes could include offering fixed menus instead of buffets and giving guests the same tables and umbrellas for the length of their stay, hotel sales manager Anis Souissi said.
Thomas Cook had suspended trips to Tunisia after the attacks, but had returned in force in the last two years. Instead, hoteliers have their eyes set on local tourists, as well as Algerian or Russian holiday-makers who helped dampen the previous crises.
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