Global travel in 2024 nearly reached pre-pandemic numbers last year, according to the United Nations. With so many people on the move, some interesting trends are emerging in the industry.

The UNWTO warns that while the rebound is encouraging, balancing expansion with responsible practices will be a key challenge in the coming years.

Global tourism recovered to pre-Covid levels in 2024, with roughly 1.4 billion people traveling internationally — 99% of 2019 levels.

Global tourism fully recovered from the Covid-19 pandemic in 2024 with 1.4 billion international tourist arrivals recorded worldwide due to "robust" demand from key markets, UN Tourism said Monday. The number of international tourist arrivals last year was 11 percent higher than the 1.