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The covid-19 pandemic impact on the saudi arabia tourism sector: an accountancy approach

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  • Seraj Bahrawi

    (Al-Baha University)

  • Mohammed Abulkhair

    (Al-Baha University)

  • Sami Mensi

    (Univ. of Manouba & ECSTRA Laboratory)

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The outbreak of COVID-19, labeled as a black swan event, causes significant damage globally due to its fatality. The COVID-19 pandemic has expanded across the world by creating shocks in almost all the industries due to the restrictions, curfews, stay-home and work-from-home policies, and quarantines. As a result of the health and economic crisis with the COVID-19 pandemic, the tourism sector got severely affected. The UNWTO has estimated a loss of approximately 1.1 billion international tourist arrivals, with a loss of US$ 910 to 1.1 trillion export revenues and 100-120 million jobs due to the wider spread of the novel coronavirus. Therefore, this paper aims to determine the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the tourism industry in the world and in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This article adopts the financial data of listed companies in Saudi Arabia and uses the synthetic index compilation method to compile an accounting index that captures the period before and during the Covid-19 outbreak and measures the impact of the Covid-19 on the tourism sector. From this article, we recommend the appropriate policies to re-launch some tourism activities within the after Covid-19 period. It will be crucial to restore all types of travel, and domestic and international flights, improve direct and indirect employment and the recovery of many related business as travel agencies, hotels, and airline companies, which allow for economic and social benefits

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  • Seraj Bahrawi & Mohammed Abulkhair & Sami Mensi, 2022. "The covid-19 pandemic impact on the saudi arabia tourism sector: an accountancy approach," Working Papers 1623, Economic Research Forum, revised 20 Dec 2022.
    • Handle: RePEc:erg:wpaper:1623
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