South Korean tourists unable to enjoy an overseas summer getaway this year could help plug a hole in domestic spending by dropping some of their holiday cash at home.
If the tens of millions of would-be travelers spend only about a third of their typical overseas holiday budget in country, that could cover the loss in overall private consumption caused by the pandemic, according to a calculation by Bloomberg Economics.
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