International tourism is well on its way to returning to pre-pandemic levels, with twice as many people travelling during the first quarter of 2023 than in the same period of 2022.
New Data from UNWTO: What We’ve Learned
The second UNWTO World Tourism Barometer of the year shows that the sector’s swift recovery has continued into 2023. It shows that:
- Overall, international arrivals reached 80% of pre-pandemic levels in the first quarter of 2023
- An estimated 235 million tourists travelled internationally in the first three months, more than double the same period of 2022.
- Tourism has continued to show its resilience. Revised data for 2022 shows over 960 million tourists travelling internationally last year, meaning two-thirds (66%) of pre-pandemic numbers were recovered.
Recovery by Region in Q1 2023:
- The Middle…
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