Touring Home
The COVID-19 pandemic and its associated lockdowns dealt a huge blow to tourism, tourism receipts, and the production of goods and services in the global tourism value-chain. This came with implications for income and employment. On the other hand, the pandemic may have facilitated an increase in the demand for services offered by local logistics firms and local tourist destinations. This is highly probable because immobile individuals and households need more doorstep delivery of goods and services. Even though the sharp drop in the frequency of international travels may have adversely affected accruals from tourism, it may have reduced the global rate of emissions usually reported in top-tourist destinations. As economies work towards recovery, domestic tourism-related service providers can work within the guidelines of COVID-19 regulations to generate bespoke vacation options for country residents. After all, there is no other place sweet like home. In many developing countries wit