No Crowds at Tokyo 2020 Would Be Catastrophic for Japan’s Tourism Sector, Says GlobalData

GlobalData | June 16, 2021

With the jury still out on whether domestic spectators will be allowed at Tokyo 2020, the prospect of a complete ban on attendance cannot be dismissed. This scenario would be disastrous for several tourism-related industries in Japan says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.   Ralph Hollister, Travel and Tourism Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “The prospect of no attendance would take things from bad to worse for Japanese businesses involved in the tourism sector. The wait for the announcement on spectatorship with be agonizing for all businesses involved, as domestic attendance would at least allow for the recoupin...