• Episode 5: Travel, tourism and hospitality

  • Dec 22 2021
  • Length: 28 mins
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Episode 5: Travel, tourism and hospitality

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  • In 1950, around 25 million people took international flights.

    By 2019, there were more than 1.5 billion passengers flying to international destinations. Then the pandemic hit.

    The travel and tourism industry has been one of the most affected sectors by the pandemic. Before the pandemic, travel and tourism accounted for one in four new jobs created around the world.

    The pandemic has not only disrupted travel, tourism and hospitality, it has also transformed these industries.

    Find out more about how these sectors are recovering and what are the new trends emerging during the Post Covid-19 Recovery.

    Guests: Tiffany Misrahi, Vice-President of Policy and Research at The World Travel and Tourism Council

    Haitham Mattar, Managing Director of India, Middle East & Africa at IHG Hotels and Resorts

    Narrated by: Mustafa Alrawi, The National's assistant editor-in-chief
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