СOVID - 19 pandemic and its impact on the global tourism industry

The article discusses issues related to the characterization and analysis of the consequences of coronavirus infection, which had an extremely negative impact on the international tourism industry. The author provides extensive factual material characterizing the magnitude and depth of the crisis that erupted. Particular attention is paid to the consideration of the state in which the domestic tourism business has found itself. It is noted that one of the key measures to remove the industry from the crisis is the development of domestic tourism. The author substantiates the inadmissibility of attempts by a number of Western countries to politicize the global problem. Such attempts can lead the world community to unpredictable consequences, including in the field of international tourism. The conclusions in the article indicate that overcoming the consequences of the pandemic will contribute to solving other global problems of our time - in the fields of economics, ecology, social and humanitarian spheres.