In the wake of COVID-19 pandemic, Hospitality and Travel and tourism are some of the most affected sectors with hotels and resorts closed and travel restrictions put in place in virtually all countries around the globe. With countries across the world now gearing up to fight a new corona virus strain by restricting entries, it has been a dreadful journey for the tourism industry right from the start of 2020, as the world went into a lockdown mode. Intermittent closed borders owing to lockdowns across nations, decrease in business travels and increasing number of online business meetings, restrictions on and avoidance of large global events and large gatherings for uncertain period, group travels and leisure travels delayed or cancelled due to the fear of being infected and spreading the infection and cautious steps being taken by countries to revive the travel and tourism sector and other allied sectors are some of the prominent trends. Post lockdowns, in the post Covid, countries are trying to open various places for tourists by taking precautions in respect of hygiene, sanitization and social distancing etc. There are several people all over the world who are looking out to travel to different parts of the word for professional, educational or other purposes. A holistic view is required to be taken by considering the perceptions of the tourists as well as the required safety measures for the long term stability of the travel and tourism especially in the international scenario. The current study aims to know the perceptions of youth towards international travel in the post Covid.
Key words: Travel and tourism, Post Covid, International Travellers
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