The novel coronavirus has completely reshaped the tourism and hospitality sector worldwide, sparing no country, no destination and no venue. Even the re-opening of Europe and parts of Asia has seen only a cautious return of vacationers to the shores of the Northern Hemisphere’s favourite summer holidays hang-outs. Staycations, heavily promoted within national borders, show little evidence of abating the crushing fall-off in international tourism. Global travel collapse In sunny California, travel arrivals from abroad were still down 70 per cent year-on-year as of mid-Summer. Some popular destinations are swarming with local visitors, but hotels are running relatively empty and…

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