Global restrictions on travel have dealt a devastating blow to African nations that depend on tourists and their hard currency to support an industry that employs millions of people on the continent.
Travel and tourism contributed $168bn to African economies last year, says the World Travel and Tourism Council. Island nations including Mauritius and Seychelles heavily rely on the travellers for revenue. In 2019, the number of visitors to Mauritius was about 1.4-million — more than its population of 1.3-million. The picture changed when the Indian Ocean island nation imposed a lockdown from March 20 and arrivals for April, May and June were almost zero. The country recorded its last Covid-19 death on April 27, but that won’t be enough to get tourists back.
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