Feature: Bruised by coronavirus, Italy's tourism sector is planning its comeback


By UnreguserLi Jie
  • World
  • Friday, 11 Sep 2020

ROME, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- By any measure, Italy's tourism sector has been ravaged by the global coronavirus outbreak. But analysts said the sector would be able to snap back once the pandemic is over, though it would need reforms to do so.

Italy was among the first European countries to close its borders to tourists, back in early March as part of the country's national coronavirus lockdown. Although it gradually eased those restrictions starting in June, the number of tourist arrivals has been a trickle compared to the levels in previous years.

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