Countries all over the world are feeling the impact of COVID-19, as travel restrictions have virtually put an end to tourism for this year. To put this into perspective, recent statistics from Hawaii’s Maui News found that in June of this year, 1,929 visitors came to Maui, while the island welcomed 287,449 visitors the same time last year. According to Statista, European destinations like Spain and Italy are also likely to feel an economic impact due to the decline in visitors this summer.
Unsurprisingly, a number of coronavirus contact-tracing apps have emerged to help revive the global tourism industry, which generated $8.27 trillion in revenue in 2017. Yet, while many of these apps rely on bluetooth technology and data tracking through GPS signals, privacy concerns have created major setbacks.