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UN Tourism Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili, said, “Five years into the deadline to achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals it is clear that progress is falling behind and many targets are at risk. Tourism, as one of the world’s largest socio-economic sectors, can help shift this course but only if we harness its full potential.”

According to the latest World Tourism Barometer by UN Tourism, the global tourism sector is poised for a full recovery by the end of 2024. In the first 9 months of the year, 1.1 billion international tourists travelled globally, marking a 98% return to pre-pandemic levels. Many regions have already exceeded 2019 arrival numbers, with international tourism receipts showing double-digit growth.