Tourism has bounced back furiously in the world’s major tourism markets. Spain recovered 86 percent of its pre-pandemic tourist arrivals in 2022, and arrivals this year already show a 28 percent increase over 2019 levels. France follows closely with year-to-date international visitors numbering just 3 percent less than before the Covid-19 pandemic and their…
International tourist arrivals remain at 26% below pre-pandemic levels, according to a June 2023 monthly report from the US Travel Association, with spending slower, too.