The total revenue of travel agencies and tour operators of Moldova from tourism activities in 2020 amounted to 782.8 million lei, which is 3.2 times less than in 2019.
The National Bureau of Statistics reported this, noting that, in particular, a year earlier this figure was 2 billion 509.1 million lei. Its sharp decline last year was driven by the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the introduction of numerous bans and restrictions has severely affected the work of travel agencies and tour operators. At the same time, in 2020, versus 2019, the revenue of travel agencies and tour operators of Moldova in the field of outbound tourism decreased by 1 billion 573.1 million lei, or 3.2 times (-68.6%) - from 2 billion 292.1 million to 719 million lei. At the same time, the revenue of travel agencies and tour operators of Moldova from inbound tourism decreased over the year by 75.1 million lei, or almost 11.3 times (-91.1%) - from 82.4 million to 7.3 million lei. At the same time, the revenue of travel agencies and tour operators of Moldova from the provision of domestic tourism services decreased by 78.1 million lei, or 2.4 times (-58%) - from 134.6 million lei in 2019 to 56.5 million lei in 2020. // 11.03.2021 - InfoMarket.
