He international tourism recovered the 88% from pre-pandemic levels in 2023, supported by a strong pent-up demand. It is expected that this year the activity will reset completely at 2019 levels. Since Europe until Latin Americathere are several destinations that will be part of that growth and will register high percentages of occupancy and visitors.
Thus he assured Nations World Tourism Barometer Unitedwhich periodically monitors the short-term tourism trends to provide stakeholders with up-to-date analysis on the international tourism.
The report is published four times a year and includes an analysis of the most recent data on touristic destinations (inbound tourism) and issuing markets (outbound tourism). Also includes a Trust Index based on the survey United Nations Tourism Expert Panelwhich provides an assessment of the recent performance and near-term prospects of the international tourism.
Tourism 2023: x-ray of activity around the world
UN Tourism estimates that in 2023 there will be 1286 million international tourists (overnight visitors) around the world, a 34% increase compared to 2022. In turn, activity recovered 88% of pre-pandemic levels in 2023backed by a strong pent-up demand.
For its part, middle East led the recovery by region in relative terms, being the only region that exceeded pre-pandemic levels with arrivals 22% above 2019. Europefor its part, reached 94% of pre-pandemic levels in 2023, while Africa 96% recovered and Americas 90%. While, Asia and the Pacific They reached 65% of pre-pandemic levels, with a gradual recovery from early 2023.
Four subregions: North Africa, Central America (both +5%), the south of the Mediterranean, Europe and the Caribbean (both +1%) exceeded pre-pandemic levels in 2023.
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Total export earnings from tourism (including passenger transportation) are estimated at US$1.6 trillion in 2023almost 95% of the US$1.7 trillion registered in 2019.
Preliminary estimates of direct gross domestic product (GDP) of tourism They aim for $3.3 trillion in 2023, or the 3% of world GDPthe same level as in 2019, driven by both national and international trips.
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International tourism: what do specialists predict for 2024?
After a strong rebound in 2023, international tourism is expected to fully recover to pre-pandemic levels in 2024, and initial estimates point to a 2% growth above 2019 levels in arrivals international tourists.
The positive outlook for the sector is reflected in the latest survey of the Trust Indexwhere he 67% of tourism professionals indicate perspectives better or much better by 2024 compared to 2023.
It is expected that the release of pent-up demand remaining, the increased air connectivity and one stronger recovery of Asian markets and destinations prop up one full recovery by the end of 2024.
“The economic and geopolitical challenges continue to pose significant challenges to the sustained recovery of international tourism and confidence levels,” they concluded from UN Tourism.
Source: Ambito
