UNWTO: Tourism on track for full recovery
UNWTO: Tourism on track for full recovery International tourism has continued to recover from the worst crisis in its history as arrival numbers reached 84% of pre-pandemic levels between January and July 2023, according to the latest data from UNWTO. The Middle East, Europe and Africa lead the global sector’s rebound. Tourism demand continues to show remarkable resilience and sustained recovery, even in the face of economic and geopolitical challenges. The new issue of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer tracks the sector’s recovery over the course of 2023 up to the end of July. The UNWTO Barometer shows that by the end of July, international tourist arrivals reached 84% of pre-pandemic levels; 700 million tourists traveled internationally between January and July 2023, 43% more than in the same months of 2022; and July was the busiest month with 145 million international travelers recorded, about 20% of the seven-month total. UNWTO Secretary-General [...]












