Global tourism recovered to pre-pandemic levels in 2024: UN

Global tourism fully recovered from the Covid-19 pandemic in 2024 with 1.4 billion international tourist arrivals recorded worldwide due to "robust" demand from key markets, UN Tourism said Monday.

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Tourists walk past stalls selling seafood, Kobe beef and other souvenirs at the popular Kuromon Ichiba market in central Osaka on January 19, 2025. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP)

2025-01-21 10:09:41

Global tourism fully recovered from the Covid-19 pandemic in 2024 with 1.4 billion international tourist arrivals recorded worldwide due to "robust" demand from key markets, UN Tourism said Monday.

"A majority of destinations welcomed more international tourists in 2024 than they did before the pandemic, while visitor spending also continued to grow strongly," the Madrid-based body said in a statement.

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