This summary report presents policy measures to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism and to support the recovery. It draws initial lessons from the crisis to build a more sustainable and resilient tourism economy for the future.

This OECD report describes the significant impact of COVID-19 on the tourism economy and highlights different countries recovery methods. These include considerations on lifting travel restrictions, restoring traveller confidence and rethinking the tourism sector for the future.

This outlook report shares how the COVID-19 pandemic continues to cast a long shadow over the world’s economies but economic prospects have improved with the forthcoming global vaccines rollout. This Interim Report provides updates for G20 country projections made in the December 2020.