2022 Travel Rebound Won't Begin Until the Fall: New UN Tourism Data
Photo Credit: Honday Bay island in the Philippines in a pre-pandemic image Flickr Commons / Ray in Manila
Skift Take
Some tempered optimism and a reality check from the UNWTO, on the impact of Omicron and vaccine inequity on travel's rebound.
The year 2021 was the second worst year on record for global tourism with international arrivals down by 73 percent, showing a mere one percent increase over 2020. And while there may be optimism ahead, the predictions for 2022 remain a far cry from a return to normalcy: global tourism may only reach 50-63 percent of pre-pandemic levels.
