Hotel tourism is one of the largest industries in the world and important to the global economy, with turnover of 5.7 trillion USD, creating about 319 million jobs.
However, the boom in hotel tourism stopped in early January, when the Covid-19 outbreak broke out in China. To prevent the rapid spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, millions of people in the country canceled the spring travel, limiting travel. This effect has also spread globally as international fairs and conferences from Hong Kong (China) to Italy are being shelved, and hotels are also becoming quieter than ever.