(TAN): As growing numbers of countries around the world ease restrictions on travel, the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has launched a new tourism recovery tracker to support global tourism. Available for free, it covers key tourism performance indicators by month, regions and subregions allowing for a real time comparison of the sector recovery across the world and industries.
The launch of the tracker was announced on the back of the 112th session of the UNWTO Executive Council, which met in person and virtually in Tbilisi, Georgia.
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The UNWTO Tourism Recovery Tracker compiles all the relevant data in one place, giving governments and the private businesses the ability to track the recovery of tourism at global and regional level, alongside information on the top destinations for international tourism. Some of the key data provided by the tracker includes, international tourist arrivals, seat capacity in international and domestic air routes, air travel bookings, hotel searches and bookings, occupancy rates and demand for short term rentals.
The UNWTO Tourism Recovery Tracker is a collaborative effort by a group of partners including the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) among others.
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According to UNWTO latest World Tourism Barometer, the massive drop in international travel demand over the period of January to June translates into a loss of 440 million international arrivals and about USD 460 billion in export revenues from international tourism. This is around five times the loss in international tourism receipts recorded in 2009 amid the global economic and financial crisis.
