Tourism in 2024 will recover pre-pandemic levels

According to the latest report by the World Tourism Organization (WTO), international tourism is on track to reach levels similar to pre-pandemic this year, recovering an impressive 88% of the volume recorded before the arrival of Covid-19 in 2023.

With around 1.3 billion international arrivals, unlocking accumulated demand, increasing air connectivity and recovering Asian markets and destinations are expected to drive a full recovery by the end of 2024, with an initial projected growth of 2% compared to 2019.

However, these projections are conditioned by the pace of recovery in Asia and the evolution of the current unfavourable economic and geopolitical situation, warns the WTO.

The current environment will continue to present challenges for the recovery of international tourism in 2024, highlighting the possible influence of factors such as inflation, high interest rates and volatile oil prices on transport and accommodation costs.

The UNWTO also warns about the staff shortfall faced by tourism companies to cope with growing demand, stressing the need to address this challenge in the sector.

K. Tovar

Source: 800noticias

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