Tourism Tidbits: Tourism Confronts the Coronavirus

Dr. Peter E. Tarlow | March 9, 2020

By Dr. Peter Tarlow This article was first published in eTurbo News. The following is a modified  and updated version of that article.  Only a few short months ago, the world first heard about a possibly new and deadly virus called the Coronavirus (CoVid-19).  In these last few months what at first appeared to be a few isolated cases of an unknown form of influenza in a faraway province of China has now turned into a worldwide pandemic that threatens not only human life and wellbeing but also major portions of the tourism industry and economies around the world.  For example during the last week of February world stock markets plun...