Many of us have noticed the queue at airport security check points get longer and many of us have gotten into the habit of avoiding last minute bookings for flights and stays and are making all bookings in advance to ensure budget-friendly fares and tariffs, right? That's cause we're more aware and conscious of our travel plans and want to ensure we get the best at the right price, cause more people are travelling around the world. This has been confirmed by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), as it recently released its 2024 year-in-review report, which highlights that the tourism industry has made a full post-pandemic recovery. "In 2024, around 1.
4 billion people travelled internationally, hitting 99% of pre-COVID levels of 2019. The surge led to a staggering $1.9 trillion in global tourism spending, with tourists shelling out over $1,000 each on average, the review noted .
And if you want to know which were the top tourist hotspots, well, Europe took the lead as the most-visited continent in 2024, drawing in 747 million tourists, according to UNWTO. Also read | Japan has 100 billion reasons to welcome more tourists, says Gearoid Reidy The figure is impressive, considering the ongoing conflict in Ukraine which kept did impact some visitors from parts of the continent, who refrained from travelling. France topped the list as the world's most-visited country in 2024, welcoming 100 million tourists, with Spain following closely behind at 98 million.
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