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UN Tourism Secretary-General Calls for a People-centered Transformation of Sector
The call came as UN Tourism again partnered with
the World Economic Forum on the Travel and Tourism Development Index 2024. The report makes
clear tourism's importance to both developed and developing economies
everywhere, underscoring the sector's rapid recovery from the impacts of the
pandemic. At the same time, the Index also echo the rise of challenges
including air connectivity, labor shortages and uneven adoption of technology
and innovation.
On the occasion of the launch, UN Tourism
Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili said: "As we move forward, I renew
my call to ensure that communities be put at the center of tourism development
everywhere. We have a responsibility to make tourism jobs valued and decent
jobs and that we make tourism an opportunity for a better future for everyone,
women and global youth especially."
The launch of the Travel and Tourism Development
Index comes as UN Tourism releases its latest World
Tourism Barometer. The data shows that international tourism reached 97% of
pre-pandemic levels in the first quarter of 2024. More than 285 million
tourists travelled internationally in January-March, a 20% increase on the
previous year, with the sector on track to grow by 2% above 2019 levels by the
end of 2024.
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Credit: © UN Tourism
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