One third of the 218 Landmarks in the world will remain closed to visitors as part of the measures implemented COVID-19, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) revealed today.

According to a published report, it was 70 in early March aims in this situation 30 of them in Asia and the Pacific; 15 in Europe, 12 in Africa, 10 in America and three in the Middle East.

Variants of COVID that cause new complications

According to the sector’s governing body, the emergence of new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that is causing COVID-19 has prompted many governments to reverse their efforts to relax travel restrictions.

The largest expansion of closures has been in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region as a “more cautious approach” has been taken given the persistent severity of the epidemiological situation, the UNWTO report adds. There is a tendency for this body to apply travel bans with a more nuanced approach based on “empirical data and risks”.

The study says that 32 percent of tourist destinations require travelers to submit a PCR or negative antigen certificate as a primary requirement for international arrivals, which is often associated with quarantine.

Limitations are only part of the solution

According to UNWTO Secretary General Zurab Pololikashvili, restrictions are only part of the solution. And its application, he added, “needs to be based on the latest data and analysis and systematically reviewed to ensure safety and accountability Resumption a sector on which many millions of companies and jobs depend. “

The document argues that government recommendations in this area will play a crucial role in the resumption and recovery of tourism in the coming weeks and months.

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