The Travel Industry Turned Upside Down

Last year, governments worldwide did this to contain the COVID-19 pandemic:

• encourage travelling for business and leisure

• closed down large swathes of their economies

• opened up important sectors of the economy to China

• imported large amount of essential items such as toilet paper

What marked the beginning of mass tourism?

• The launch of Boeing 707 in 1958

• The launch of Boeing 747 in 1969

• The launch of Boeing 777 in 1995

• The launch of Boeing 787 in 2010

What happened to international travel in 2020?

• It was cut back to zero in response to the flu season

• It was cut back to zero in response to the plaque

• It was cut back to zero in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

• It was cut back to zero in response to the trade war between the USA and China

Domestic travel was largely unaffected by the pandemic.

• True

• False

What government action drastically affected domestic tourism?

• close international borders

• impose strict lockdown

• impose conditional lockdown

• open international borders

The following are consequences of the pandemic EXCEPT:

• decline in travel bookings

• high unemployment due to travel companies closing down

• airlines temporarily shutdown their operations

• hotels remaining open and operating normally

The two sectors hardest hit by the pandemic are:

• hotels and restaurants

• airlines and cruises

• eco-tourism and hometays

• vacation rentals and online travel agencies

Airline revenues have increased despite the pandemic due to high demand for travel.

• True

• False

Airlines that managed to make profits in the second quarter of 2020 are:

• China Airlines, Korean Air and Aseana Airlines

• AirAsia, MAS, Royal Brunei

• Lufthansa, American Airlines, Indian Airlines

• Firefly, Silk Air, SIA

Airline that managed to make profits last year relied upon this type of revenue:

• food and beverage

• online bookings

• cargo handling and transportation of goods

• affiliate marketing