SAN FRANCISCO—The COVID-19 pandemic has forced millions ofpeople around the world to stay home, bringing socializing to ahalt. But once the quarantine is over, will travelers be packingsuitcases right away?
This is one of the top questions the commercial real estateindustry is facing as it braces for the new normal. In fact, traveland tourism amounts for roughly 10% of the world economy andsupports 330 million jobs.
Some countries and regions are highly dependent on tourism.Tropical paradises such as the Maldives, British Virgin Islands,Bahamas and Hawaii have all been hit especially hard by the recentreduction in tourism.
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