Recovery in Tourist Industry Unlikely For Now
Recent data issued by the United Nations World Tourism Organization have revealed that year on year, international tourism fell by eight per cent in the first four months of this year, according to a report from TravelMole.
Globally, a total of 247 million international tourists arrived between January and April 2009. Compared with the same period last year this has shown a decline from 269 million tourists.
The UNWTO has revised its predictions about international tourism based on the figures, and expects it to fall by between minus six per cent and minus four per cent this year. The organisation announced: “The negative trend in international tourism that emerged during the second half of 2008 intensified in 2009. In view of the rapidly deteriorating global economic situation, economic growth prospects have repeatedly been adjusted downwards over the past six months.”
It went on to add that the tourism industry has been badly affected by the global recession. It blamed a “sharp reduction in business activity, decreasing disposable income and associated increased unemployment”. UNWTO said that a decline in travellers booking in advance, as well as airlines reducing their capacity leads them to believe that recovery before 2010 at the earliest is highly unlikely.
Africa is the only region worldwide not to see a decrease in visitors for the first four months of 2009. Europe saw a ten per cent decline with the Americas down by five per cent. South America saw a very slight increase but Asia and the Pacific has suffered with a six per cent decrease in visitors.
Travel Industry news posted by Marilyn on 03 July 2009
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