In the report, while the total global tourism revenue in 2022 was announced as $1.1 trillion, the average per capita tourist income was measured as $1,051. Türkiye ranked seventh in terms of average per capita tourist income at $816.

Communications were still patchy on Monday with Rakhine state’s capital Sittwe, home to around 150,000 people and which bore the brunt of the storm according to cyclone trackers.

The industry gathering returned after a three-year hiatus enforced by the pandemic crisis, with 5,500 exhibitors from 161 countries descending on the German capital.

The new visa service aims to facilitate visits to the kingdom for all purposes, including stop-overs and those wishing to perform Umrah and visit the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, or attend tourist events.

Silvia Avilés, Director of TIS said that they are taking off with the tourism revolution in a moment when, for the very first time since the pandemic, the industry is opening up to the whole world.

There were 50 million tourism jobs losses in 2020. There was an accumulated direct tourism GDP loss of USD 4 trillion in 2020-2021.

The cruise and private yachting sectors are key economic activities for the region, yet they substantially contribute to emissions of air and water pollutants as well as greenhouse gases.

Travel is coming back with a vengeance this year and data shows that there will be a massive boom this festival season as festive travel demand has surged similar to or even beyond pre-pandemic levels.

The International Tourism & Investment Conference has declared that its forthcoming ITIC Tourism Investment Summit will be reorganized on March 2023.

The World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) and the WHO/Europe -WHO Regional Office for Europe are collaborating to improve the relations between tourism and health in Europe’s smallest nations.