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should offer financial relief with low-interest loans or grants. Very little research has been conducted to explore the impact of COVID-19 on the global as well as for the Asian tourism and hospitality industry. So the main contribution of this study to the existing literature is adding new and most significant relationships with the COVID-19 pandemic and the tourism and hospitality sector of the Bangladesh and India which is the least discussed area in literature due to the less availability of data. g) Conceptual Framework Figure 1: Conceptual Framework of the Study h) Limitations of the Study Given the major contributions of this study the researcher also points out a few limitations that could be addressed in future research.  Due to time and resource constraints, the study addressed only three countries from the Asian continent. Inclusion of more countries and assess the impact of COVID-19 on their tourism and hospitality industry would enable the study to produce more generalizations.  The study did not address other sub-service stakeholders (travel intermediaries, restaurants at destinations, locals at destinations, other accommodation providers, travel and hospitality students and even different levels of employees’ etc.) viewpoint.  This research is based on the secondary data source. The primary source of data would enable the data reliability and validity. i) Outline of the Thesis This thesis is organized into several chapters reflecting the importance and relevance of different concepts throughout the fulfillment of the objectives of this research study. Chapter one explores the study background, problem formulation, research questions, objectives, a framework, purpose, major contributions and limitations of the study. Chapter two presents a review of the literature. Chapter three illustrates methodology which covers all the relevant issues of the secondary research method to be followed in this study. Chapter four presents the results of the study. Chapter five elasticity’s the discussion and key findings. To consolidate the answer of the objectives and research questions, this chapter synthesizes the overall findings, which follows the research implications for researchers and practitioners. Lastly, chapter six denotes the summery and further endorsement regarding such study. II. L iterature R eview a) Review of Literature This section focuses on the empirical findings of the COVID-19 outbreak and its impact on the global tourism and hospitality industry. No doubt, due to the COVID-19 the tourism industry has been identified as of key economic sector that faced more challenges. The present study denotes that tourism and hospitality industry plays a vital role in the economic growth of any nation but COVID-19 put the barrier into it ultimately leading to risks in the economic growth of any nation. Impact of COVID-19 Tourism and Hospitality Sector of Bangladesh, India and China Impact on Hotels, Motels, Resorts and other Tourist Houses Impact on Travel and Transportation Impact on Employment Mitigation Strategies Assessment of the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Evidence from the South Asian Countries © 2022 Global Journals 3 Global Journal of Management and Business Research Volume XXII Issue III Version I Year 2022 ( ) F