The rapid spread of the Delta variant of the coronavirus adds to reasons to think that lacklustre economic recoveries lie in store for tourism-dependent economies in Africa, parts of the Middle East and South-East Asia. The weakness of tourism also threatens to add to balance of payments strains in a handful of EMs – particularly Tunisia, but also Turkey and Sri Lanka.
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