INTERNATIONAL. The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has launched the ‘Tourism Recovery Tracker’ in its latest move to support the recovery of the sector worldwide.
Described by UNWTO as the “most comprehensive tourism dashboard to date”, the Tourism Recovery Tracker is the result of a partnership between organisations including the International Civil Aviation Organisation, ForwardKeys, STR, Sojern and AirDNA.
The tool is available free of charge and covers key tourism performance indicators by month, regions and sub-regions, allowing for a real time comparison of tourism sector recovery across the world.
It includes data on 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 Tourism Recovery Tracker was announced on the back of the 112th Session of the UNWTO Executive Council, which met in person and virtually in Tbilisi, Georgia, to guide the sustainable and responsible recovery of tourism from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to the UNWTO’s latest World Tourism Barometer, the severe fall in international travel demand over the period January-June 2020 translates into a loss of 440 million international arrivals and about US$460 billion in export revenues from international tourism.
You can access the Tourism Recovery Tracker here.
