International Tourism On Course To Reach 65% Pre-Pandemic Levels By 2022-End -UNWTO

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) announced international tourism is on track to reach 65% of pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2022. An estimated 700 million tourists travelled internationally between January and September, more than double (+133%) the number recorded for the same period in 2021. Results were boosted by strong pent-up demand, improved confidence levels and the lifting of restrictions in an increasing number of destinations.

The latest World Tourism Barometer from UNWTO reveals that monthly arrivals were 64% below 2019 levels in January 2022 and had reached -27% by September. An estimated 340 million international arrivals were recorded in the third quarter of 2022 alone, almost 50% of the nine-month total.