The global tourism sector is expected to fully recover to pre-pandemic levels by the end of the year, according to the latest World Tourism Barometer by UN Tourism.
Global tourism recovered to 98% of pre-pandemic levels during the first nine months of the year, with 1.1bn tourist travelling internationally between January and September.
Most regions exceeded 2019 arrival numbers during the first three quarters of the year, and most destinations with available data posted double-digit growth as compared to five years ago.
“The strong growth seen in tourism receipts is excellent news for economies around the world,” said Zurab Pololikashvili, UN Tourism secretary-general.
“The fact that visitor spending is growing even…
