The World Tourism Organization revealed yesterday that international tourist arrivals between January and July have nearly tripled the numbers recorded in 2021, which equates to an industry recovery of nearly 60% from pre-pandemic levels. According to the World Tourism Organization's (WTO) latest global tourism barometer, released this Sunday and cited...
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War in Ukraine threatens global tourism recovery
World Tourism Organization, WTO, says the tourism sector is still recovering after two years of pandemic, but the spreading war in Ukraine may make the scenario more complicated. The UN agency reports that the results for January 2022 show a significant improvement compared to the same period in...
World Tourism Organization prepares to suspend Russia
The World Tourism Organization (WTO) is preparing to suspend Russia from this Madrid-based non-governmental organization, after it decided on Tuesday to convene an extraordinary meeting of its General Assembly to take a final position on the issue. "The Executive Council of the WTO [meeting this afternoon in Madrid] decided to hold an Extraordinary General Assembly...
UN says it's time for tourism to start over
Inclusive growth is the theme for World Tourism Day 2021, celebrated this Monday, September 27. It is known that the sector was one of the hardest hit by the impacts of Covid-19. For the United Nations, the revival of tourism will help global recovery and growth. The UN Secretary-General takes advantage of the date to recognize the power of the activity for sustainable development and...