Report: Global tourism on track for full year-end recovery

INTERNATIONAL TOURISM REACHED 98 percent of pre-pandemic levels in 2019, with approximately 1.1 billion tourists traveling internationally in the
first nine months of 2024, according to the United Nations tourism agency. The Americas recovered 97 percent of pre-pandemic arrivals, down 3 percent from 2019.

In its “World Tourism Barometer” report, the Madrid-based UN Tourism forecast a “full recovery” by year-end despite economic, geopolitical and climate challenges.

International tourist arrivals grew due to strong post-pandemic demand in Europe, solid performance from major source markets and the ongoing recovery of
destinations in Asia Pacific, the agency said. Tourist arrivals in the Middle East, Europe and Africa exceeded 2019 levels, with increases of 29 percent,
1 percent and 6 percent, respectively.