bar chart compares the number of foreign tourists who visited XCountry from different regions in 2019 and 2020, while the table illustrates the annual income generated by four sectors of the tourism industry during the same period.
Overall, there was a dramatic fall in both the number of international visitors and the revenue of most tourism-related businesses in 2020 compared with 2019. The most significant declines were observed in arrivals from Europe and North America, and in the income of hotels and resorts.
In 2019, the largest group of tourists came from China and Japan, accounting for around 3,000 thousand visitors. Australia was the second major source, with slightly under 3,000 arrivals, followed by Europe and the US & Canada, both at roughly 2,000. However, in 2020, tourist numbers dropped sharply across all regions. Europe and North America saw the steepest decreases, falling to fewer than 1,000 and almost zero respectively. Although visitors from China, Japan, and Australia also declined, they still remained the main contributors.
The impact of this decline was clearly reflected in the tourism industry’s income. Hotels and resorts, which generated 3.5 million dollars in 2019, fell drastically to only 0.5 million in 2020. Restaurants, bars, and souvenir shops also lost half their income, dropping from 2.4 to 1.2 million. Transportation and travel agencies saw their revenue decrease from 1.3 to 0.4 million. Tour guides, small vendors, and other services experienced a comparatively smaller decline, from 1.4 to 1.1 million.
In summary, the data highlight the severe impact on XCountry’s tourism sector in 2020, with both visitor numbers and industry revenue experiencing substantial reductions, particularly from Western countries.