World tourism inched back in 2021, still a fraction of pre-pandemic levels

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MADRID — The world tourism industry barely improved last year compared to 2020, with all indicators staying way below pre-pandemic levels and industry professionals not expecting a full recovery before 2024, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) said on Tuesday (Jan 18).

The tourism industry suffered a huge blow in 2020 as a result of lockdowns and travel restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of Covid-19, which made people around the world limit their activity and lose their livelihoods.

"The pace of recovery remains slow and uneven across world regions due to varying degrees of mobility restrictions, vaccination rates and traveller confidence," the report said. Meanwhile the number of tourists in the Middle East and the Asia Pacific kept falling in 2021, tumbling to 79 per cent and 94 per cent below pre-pandemic levels respectively as many destinations remained closed to non-essential travel.

 

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