70% of tourists planning to visit Mongolia in 2020 cancelled their trips due to coronavirus www.akipress.com
70% of tourists who planned and booked a trip to Mongolia in 2020 cancelled their trip due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a survey conducted by the Mongolian Tourism Association.
In 2018, 577,000 tourists visited Mongolia. In 2020, their number was set to increase by 24%.
This sector employs from 50,000 to 60,000 people in Mongolia, but due to the current situation the unemployment in the sector is expected to grow.
31% of tourists come to Mongolia from China, 26% from Russia, 16% from South Korea, 4% from Japan and the rest from Europe and the USA.
Published Date:2020-04-03