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The future of yoga travel

Awe-inspiring retreats and ideas for yoga explorers

Few, if any, sectors have suffered as much from the pandemic as travel and tourism. The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) in a report released in June estimated that the sector “suffered losses of almost $4.5 trillion,” in 2020.

In 2019, travel and tourism accounted for 10.4% of global GDP; in 2020 this was only 5.5%, and 62 million people lost their jobs.

These are staggering figures, especially for countries heavily dependent upon tourism…and especially international tourism.

Building back better

Given this it would be all too easy for the sector to demand a growth at all costs policy to redress the losses of the past 18 months.

However, this is not the case.

The WTTC report

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