Tourism in Prague, Czech Republic
Over the last three decades, the Czech Republic has been the attraction hub for most tourists going to Europe. This destination attracts many visitors globally, with a 2018 tally becoming equal to the local population. That is, statistics showed that 10.6 million visitors arrived in the country, thus generating a significant revenue increase. Accordingly, the same year, the state registered a 12% increase in tourist growth (Johnston, 2020). The country is ranked among the top ten countries with the highest tourist records in the European Union.
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a significant drop in the tourism industry, with Prague becoming the most hit destination. The number of tourists towards this destination dropped by 80%. In contrast, the number of guests making accommodation bookings in the second quarter of the year fell by 82.9%, with the overnight guests dropping by 81.7%. Although there has been a drop generally in the industry, there are positive recovery results since May. The monthly records from May up to august records a positive trend implying that the first impact of the COVID-19 restrictions affected the industry severely. There was an exponential drop in numbers; thus, the companies in the tourism industry incurred losses. The sector started recovering slowly after the industry implemented several strategies to assure visitors’ safety(Johnston, 2020)
he recovery statistics show that April dropped by 98.9%, followed by May with 94% and June 60.8%. All the statistics converge towards a recovery of the economy. Similarly, international travel restrictions resulted in a decrease in tourists. Many of the guests who still visited the destination are German, which accounted for 49,896, which is around 91.2 % fewer than visitors in the previous years.