Resources on Hotels, catering, and tourism sector

COVID-19 and employment in the tourism sector in the Asia–Pacific region

18 November 2021

A brief from the ILO highlights COVID-19 impacts on tourism employment in Asia and the Pacific that have left the sector reeling from job losses, deterioration in work quality and shifts towards increased informality.

UN Policy brief: COVID-19 and Transforming Tourism

28 August 2020

COVID-19 and the tourism sector

18 June 2020

Tourism is a major driver of jobs and growth. But COVID-19 has dramatically changed this. The impact on tourism enterprises and workers, the majority being young women, is unprecedented. Timely, large-scale and, in particular, coordinated policy efforts both at international and national levels are needed in consultation with governments, employers’ and workers’ representatives, taking into consideration relevant ILO international labour standards.

COVID-19 and employment in the tourism sector: Impact and response in Asia and the Pacific

24 April 2020

This note offers the ILO’s preliminary assessment concerning the possible impacts of COVID-19 on employment in the tourism sector of the Asia-Pacific region and proposes a range of policy options to mitigate these impacts and facilitate strong and fast recovery.