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The WTTC Says Travel & Tourism Could Reach $8.6 Trillion in 2022

2022-02-04 by Argophilia Travel News

Travel and tourism

The WTTC says 2022 could see travel and tourism reach 2019 levels, approaching the $9.2 trillion the industry generated back then.

Tags: 2022 tourism, global economy, pandemic tourism, pre-pandemic, tourism data, travel and tourism, travel in 2022, traveler, world tourism, WTTC

UNWTO’s World Tourism Barometer Shows Q3 Uptick for Global Tourism

2021-11-30 by Argophilia Travel News

tourism 2021

The UNWTO World Tourism Barometer shows international tourist arrivals increased by 58% in July-September 2021 compared to the same period of 2020.

Tags: global tourism, tourism 2022, tourism data, tourism future, travel barometer, UNWTO, world tourism, World Tourism Barometer, Zurab Pololikashvili

Will the COVID-19 Outbreak Reset the Airline Industry?

2020-03-06 by Phil Butler

Flybe Airlines

Flybe, Europe’s biggest regional airline has folded because of COVID-19. How many more transportation and tourism related business will fail?

Tags: airline industry, airlines, conferences, COVID-19, COVID-19 economics, cruises, Europe airlines, Flybe, rail travel, tourism, tourism data, tourism figures, tourism industry, transporation

European Destinations Register High for World Travelers This Year

2020-02-24 by Argophilia Travel News

European village

The European Travel Commission (ETC), the European Tourism Association (ETOA), Eurail B.V., and the European Commission, have just released the latest Long-Haul Travel Barometer (LHTB), which indicates that the sentiment for travel to Europe from January-April 2020. The publication shows positive in six key overseas markets – Brazil, China, India, Japan, Russia, and the US and provides the European tourism sector […]

Tags: EU, Europe dstinations, Europe travel, European tourism, European Travel Commission, Long-Haul Travel Barometer, tourism data

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