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“Prevention is better than cure”. The year 2020 has proved it through the notable example of COVID-19. People are living with fear in their minds. The 2nd wave & the subsequent virus mutations of COVID-19 are expected to increase health hazards like white fungus, black fungus, delta virus. The vaccine thus proves to be a better option to prevent the problems. Tourism was the first industry to be affected by COVID-19 and is the last industry to recover in the present situation. Business can never be as usual and as earlier. Therefore it is important to understand the need for and the changes required for the sustainability of the industry and reinvent service industry in India at least by the end of 2025. Vaccine tourism needs to be transformed as new travel trend where a tourist can combine a luxury holiday, leisure and get health care benefits. Countries like India and Thailand are common destinations for medical or cosmetic surgery, but the pandemic is responsible for the emergence of a new kind of tourism.

COVID-19, Tourism, Vaccine tourism