New Sobering UNWTO Data Suggests Full Tourism Recovery Won’t Arrive Until 2024
Photo Credit: UNWTO's latest survey reveals experts don't expect to see international tourism return to 2019 levels until 2024. Flickr Commons / Marco Verch
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It's a stark update from the United Nations' tourism arm on the projected delayed return of international tourism — but it's also up to governments in wealthier nations to turn that tide and speed up recovery through global vaccine equity.
On the eve of a summer holiday season that’s promising to be the first meaningful start to tourism recovery in a number of regions of the world, including the U.S. and the European Union, the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has published fresh data revealing a stark reality for the global travel industry amid small waves of optimism.
A global survey of UNWTO tourism experts conducted in May 20
