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Business Daily: How the war in Ukraine has affected global tourism

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How the war in Ukraine has affected global tourism

05/05/2022 GMT

BBC World Service - Business Daily, How the war in Ukraine has affected global tourism

Resorts hoping for a post-pandemic boom have now lost Russian and Ukrainian tourists

We go to Turkey and The Seychelles to find out how businesses have seen a reduction in tourists from Russia and Ukraine, who usually make up 8% of the global tourism industry.

Exclusive flight data from ForwardKeys shows a huge reduction in the number of Russian tourists going to Turkey and other popular resorts. We hear from businesses in Antalya about the impact it has had so far, and about what might happen over the coming holiday season. Experts Olivier Ponti from ForwardKeys, which analyses tourism trends, and Ana Nichols from EIU, which produces economic insight, explain the economic causes and effects of this reduction in travellers and the knock-on effects of the war. A B&B owner in The Seychelles tells us about a boom in Russian tourists last year, which has now completely vanished due to the invasion of Ukraine. We also hear from a Russian man who had booked a holiday there, but has changed his plans to go somewhere slightly colder instead.  

Presenter: Sam Fenwick
Producer: Hannah Bewley
Photo: Getty Images

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