Good news in global travel as Global tourism to reach pre-pandemic levels in 2024: UN tourism agency

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Category : International Published on: January 23 2024

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Europe, the world's most visited region, saw a strong performance with tourism reaching 94 percent of its 2019 figures.
the UN's World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) said "International tourism is expected to fully recover pre-pandemic levels in 2024, with initial estimates pointing to 2.0 percent growth above 2019 levels,".
Figures for last year showed that 1.3 billion tourists traveled abroad, 44 percent higher than in 2022 and 88 percent of the numbers in 2019.

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Good news in global travel as Global tourism to reach pre-pandemic levels in 2024: UN tourism agency