He sector tourist Last year, the world recovered practically the levels of 2019 with 1,400 million travelerswhich represent 99% of the figure prior to the pandemic of covid-19, according to the estimates collected in the latest global barometer of UN Tourism.
This figure of travelers is 11% higher than that registered in 2023, with 140 million more Arrivals of international tourists.
As a consequence, the income reached $1.6 trillion in 2024, around 3% more than in 2023 and 4% more than in 2019 (in real terms), according to those calculations.
He report concludes that the data are the result of the strong demand after the pandemicthe solid performance of the large issuing markets, and the ongoing recovery of destinations in Asia and the Pacific.
Latin America
Among Ibero-American countries, El Salvador registered an increase in tourists in 2024 of 81% in the interannual rate, which in Colombia was 37%, and 32% in the Dominican Republic.
The Dominican Republic was the preferred destination of 11,192,047 visitors, who chose it for vacation between January and December 2024. The figure represented a growth of 9% compared to 2023 and 48% when compared to 2019, according to official data presented yesterday by the Ministry of Tourism.
Of this total, 8,535,742 tourists entered the country by air, for an increase of 6% compared to 2023, while the arrival of passengers by sea was 2,656,305 visitors, for a growth of 18% compared to 2023.
Europe, the world’s main destination region
Meanwhile, Europe maintains its hegemony as the main region of destination in the world, with 747 million Arrivals international in 2024, 1% more than in 2019 and 5% more than in 2023.
All the subregions European countries surpassed pre-EU levels pandemic except Europe central and eastern, where many destinations “still suffer the lingering effects” of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
The forecasts of the UN for this year indicate that the Arrivals of international tourists will increase between 3 and 5% compared to 2024, provided that Asia and the Pacific continue to recover and that most other regions experience “solid” growth.
The projection is based on the assumption that global economic conditions remain favorable, the inflation continues to decline and geopolitical conflicts do not intensify.
