MADRID (Reuters) - Representatives from 55 countries gathered at Madrid's FITUR tourism congress this week to promote themselves as safe destinations and kickstart a recovery in global travel, which was brought to a near-standstill by COVID-19 last year.
"It's an inflection point for the industry," said Spain's Tourism Minister Reyes Maroto, opening the event, where just a fifth of the usual pre-pandemic 250,000 attendees are expected, due to travel restrictions.
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