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<p>DCMS has closely monitored the impact of the pandemic using a mix of external data
sources, as well as commissioning <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/987650/DCMS_-_tourism_scenario_forecasts_update-Final_for_TRP_May_2021_-_Accessible.pdf"
target="_blank">independent assessments and forecasts</a>. This includes analysis
of regional-level differences as well as national impact.</p><p>VisitBritain calculated
that, on a national level, the estimated combined loss to the UK economy in 2020 &
2021 was £147 billion, of which inbound loss was £50 billion and UK-wide domestic
loss was £97 billion.</p><p>Identifying that tourism was one of the sectors of the
economy hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic, the UK was one of the first countries
to set out a post-Covid <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tourism-recovery-plan"
target="_blank">Tourism Recovery Plan</a> in summer 2021 and to remove the barriers
to both domestic and international visitors. The Department will continue to monitor
impact as part of assessing progress against its objectives set out in the Tourism
Recovery Plan.</p>
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