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Let’s look on the bright side – more than two thirds of destinations have now eased travel restrictions for international arrivals

December 08, 2020

The number of destinations closed to international tourism has continued to fall, is the positive news from the eighth edition of the UNWTO Travel Restrictions

The huge travel hole – international arrival declines translate into USD730 billion loss in export revenues, more than eight times levels experienced on back of 2009 global financial crisis

October 29, 2020

Restrictions on travel introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic continue to hit global tourism hard, with the latest data from the World Tourism Organization

The opportunity exists to reset travel and flatten the curve of overtourism. Do we need to relook at the benefits of travelling in the low season?

July 10, 2020

The UN World Tourism Organization predicted that there would be 1.8 billion international travellers by 2030. In 2018 we were already ahead of that target.

We’ve got to relearn how to walk before we can rebuild travel – lifting of travel restrictions and bridges, bubbles and corridors provide the aid for international travel to take its first steps

June 26, 2020

As travel slowly restarts in an increasing number of countries, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has released new data measuring the impact of Covid-19 on

Sustainability was top of the agenda before Covid-19 arrived and it will now ultimately define its recovery, building a better environment for all

June 10, 2020

A better, more sustainable travel industry is likely to emerge once Covid-19 disruption recedes. It should be an industry continuously improving through competition. But it

The world is starting to open up as countries ease lockdowns – a positive move, but the change still remains negligible against a backdrop of travel restrictions

June 02, 2020

The world is slowly opening up again, new research from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) indicates, with destinations cautiously easing travel restrictions introduced in response

Covid-19 closes down the world – international travel restrictions are now in place across all countries for first time ever

May 13, 2020

For the first time in history borders have been closed to international travel in all destinations worldwide. According to new research undertaken by the World

Coronavirus: We are in an unprecedented situation as the ‘best estimates’ for COVID-19 have been ‘overtaken by the changing reality’

March 24, 2020

UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) secretary general Zurab Pololikashvil describes the COVID-19 pandemic is an “unprecedented public health emergency” and what has already become an

International tourism growth continues to outpace the global economy; has UNWTO been too conservative with its industry forecast?

January 22, 2020

More than 1.5 billion international tourist arrivals were recorded globally in 2019, a 4% increase on the previous year, according to the latest United Nations

International visitor arrivals continue to rise, but spending is more important to cities than it is to countries

December 16, 2019

International tourist arrivals grew by a further +4% across the first nine months of 2019, the latest issue of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer indicates.