International tourism on track to recover by 2024Following a strong performance in 2023, international tourism is expected to return to pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2024, according to the first UNWTO World Tourism Barometer of the year. International tourism ended 2023 at 88% of 2019 levels, with an estimated 1.3 billion international arrivals. The UNWTO Tourism Recovery Tracker showed that both international air capacity and passenger demand recovered about 90% of pre-pandemic levels by October 2023 (IATA). Looking Ahead to 2024The UNWTO expects that international tourism will fully recover pre-pandemic levels in 2024, with initial estimates indicating 2% growth above 2019 levels. The latest UNWTO Tourism Confidence Index survey reveals an optimistic outlook for the tourism industry in 2024.

Source: Daily News Egypt January 25, 2024 19:00 UTC