UNWTO: international tourism fully recovers in 2024

Asia, 22nd January: According to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, international tourism will fully recover by the end of 2024.

By the end of 2023, international tourism was at 88% of pre-pandemic levels, representing 1.3 billion international arrivals.

In terms of geography, the Middle East was 22% above the 2019 level, while Europe was at 94% of 2019 levels. Africa and the America posted 96% and 90% of their 2019 levels, respectively. In Asia and the Pacific, South Asia recovered to 87% of 2019 levels, and North-east Asia reached about 55% of 2019 levels.