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UNWTO World Tourism Barometer

Tourism picks up 4% in 2021 but remains far below pre-pandemic levels: UNWTO

Megha Paul Jan 21, 2022

Global tourism experienced a four per cent upturn in 2021 when compared to the prior year, with a total of 415 million international trips made

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Impact of COVID-19 on global tourism made clear as UNWTO counts cost of standstill

Megha Paul Jul 29, 2020

The latest edition of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer shows that the near-complete lockdown imposed in response to the pandemic led to a 98% fall in international tourist numbers in May

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UNWTO records 1.5 billion tourism arrivals in 2019

Megha Paul Jan 21, 2020

About 1.5 billion international tourist arrivals were recorded globally by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) in 2019 – a new record. According to the first…

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UNWTO: International tourism continues to outpace the global rate

Christian Tolentino May 24, 2019

According to the latest issue of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer from the World Tourism Organization, international tourism continued to grow in 2019.