摘要：According to the World Health Organization (2020), the COVID-19 outbreak has led to more than 3.5 million cases worldwide and claimed 243,540 lives. The pandemic has also shaken various global industries. The Chinese government implemented a lockdown in Wuhan, the city where the first COVID-19 case was reported, on 24 January 2020 – the day before the Spring Festival. The virus is expected to bring a 22 USD billion loss to Chinese outbound tourism and nine million fewer inbound trips (DassandMcDermott, 2020). The effects of COVID-19 on China’s domestic tourism sector have been further confirmed by a 68% decline in the first quarter of 2020, followed by a projected 20.6% decline throughout 2020 (Statista, 2020).
