Number of international tourist arrivals worldwide 1950-2023

The number of international tourist arrivals worldwide increased in 2023 compared to the previous year. That said, it remained still below the figure reported in 2019, before the impact of COVID-19. After declining with the onset of the pandemic to roughly 406 million, the lowest figure recorded since 1989, global inbound tourist arrivals showed strong signs of recovery in the following years, totaling 1.3 billion in 2023.Europe is the most popular destination for international tourismEurope is the global region that attracts the highest number of international tourists. While inbound tourist arrivals in Europe rose significantly in 2023 over the previous year, they did not catch up yet with pre-pandemic levels. Within this region, Southern and Mediterranean Europe was the most popular area for international tourism, recording over 300 million arrivals in 2023. How big is the global travel and tourism market?According to Statista Mobility Market Insights, the global travel and tourism market's revenue - including hotels, package holidays, vacation rentals, and camping - amounted to nearly 880 billion U.S. dollars in 2023, recovering from the impact of COVID-19. Breaking down travel and tourism's revenue worldwide by sales channels reveals that the online channel generated over two-third of the global transactions' value that year.

在全球范围内，2023年的国际游客到达人数相较于上一年有所增长。然而，这一数字仍低于2019年的记录，即在COVID-19疫情爆发之前的数据。疫情初期，全球入境游客数量锐减至约4.06亿，为1989年以来的最低值。此后几年，全球入境游客数量显示出强劲的复苏迹象，2023年总计达到13亿。欧洲是国际旅游最受欢迎的目的地，该地区吸引了最多的国际游客。尽管2023年欧洲的入境游客数量相较于前一年显著增长，但尚未恢复至疫情前的水平。在该区域内，南欧和地中海地区是国际旅游最受欢迎的区域，2023年记录的游客到达人数超过3亿。那么，全球旅游和旅游市场的规模究竟有多大呢？根据Statista Mobility Market Insights的数据，2023年全球旅游和旅游市场的收入——包括酒店、套餐假日、度假租赁和露营——达到了近8800亿美元，从COVID-19的影响中恢复过来。按销售渠道划分全球旅游和旅游市场的收入，当年在线渠道产生了超过三分之二的全局交易价值。