More than 1.4 billion tourists took a trip abroad in 2024, the same number as before the pandemicaccording to an estimate published Monday by UN Tourism.
According to this agency, The number of international tourist trips was 11% higher than in 2023 (1.3 billion), thus reaching the level of 2019, the last year before the Covid-19 pandemic and the date of the previous record.
The Secretary General of UN Tourism, Zurab Pololikashvilinoted: “The significant growth seen in tourism revenue is excellent news for economies around the world.”
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Tourism showed better numbers in 2024 compared to previous years.
Tourism: activity recovered the pre-pandemic level in the world
He added: “The fact that visitor spending is experiencing an even greater increase than arrivals has a direct effect on millions of jobs and small businesses, and contributes decisively to the balance of payments and tax revenues. of numerous economies”.
International travel was boosted by the current recovery of travel destinations. Asia and the Pacificin addition to the increase in air connectivity and visa facilitation.
Middle East experienced a 29% increase over 2019 during this nine-month period, while Europe (+1%) and Africa (+6%) also exceeded these pre-pandemic levels.
For its part, America recovered 97% of the arrivals it registered five years ago. Asia and the Peaceful They reached 85% pre-pandemic, compared to the 66% recovery recorded in 2023.
Likewise, the summer season in the northern hemisphere was generally “solid”, according to UN Tourism, with arrivals worldwide reaching 99% of pre-pandemic numbers in the third quarter of 2024.
A total of 60 of the 111 destinations exceeded the arrival figures recorded in 2019 in the first eight to nine months of 2024.
Source: Ambito