UN Tourism Data Dashboard
The UN Tourism Data Dashboard – provides statistics and insights on key indicators for inbound and outbound tourism at the global, regional and national levels. Data covers tourist arrivals, tourism share of exports and contribution to GDP, source markets, seasonality and accommodation (data on number of rooms, guest and nights)
Two special modules present data on the impact of COVID 19 on tourism as well as a Policy Tracker on Measures to Support Tourism
The UN Tourism/IATA Destination Tracker
UN Tourism Tracker
UN Tourism Data Dashboard
- International tourist arrivals and receipts and export revenues
- International tourism expenditure and departures
- Seasonality
- Tourism Flows
- Accommodation
- Tourism GDP and Employment
- Domestic Tourism
International Tourism and COVID-19
- The pandemic generated a loss of 2.7 billion international arrivals in 2020, 2021 and 2022 combined.
- Export revenues from international tourism (including receipts and passenger transport) dropped 62% in 2020 and 59% in 2021, versus 2019 (real terms) and then rebounded in 2022, remaining 23% below pre-pandemic levels.
- The total loss in export revenues from tourism amounts to USD 2.5 trillion for that three-year period.
- International tourist arrivals reached 89% of pre-pandemic levels in 2023 and 96% in January-July 2024.
- Revised data for 2023 shows export revenues from international tourism reaching USD 1.8 trillion virtually the same as before the pandemic (-1% in real terms compared to 2019). Tourism direct GDP also recovered pre-pandemic levels in 2023, reaching an estimated USD 3.4 trillion, equivalent to 3% of global GDP.
COVID-19: Measures to Support Travel and Tourism
Regional Departments
Regional Department for Africa
Regional Department for Africa
Our mission is to support and assist UN Tourism African members and other stakeholders from the region in their efforts to develop their tourism industry as a catalyst for sustainable economic and social development, and ensuring that the members fully benefit from the services of the organization.
Regional Department for AfricaRegional Department for Americas
Regional Department for Americas
The Regional Representation for the Americas also pays particular attention to the specific needs of the National Tourism Administrations, local authorities and tourism enterprises in the region, conducting seminars and conferences on topics of interest to the tourism industry, including courses on tourism human resource development.
Regional Department for AmericasRegional Department for Asia and the Pacific
Regional Department for Asia and the Pacific
The Regional Department for Asia and the Pacific is the UN Tourism's operational arm assigned with the implementation of UN Tourism's general programme of work within the region. The Regional Department for Asia and the Pacific also serves asUN Tourism's direct channel through which the national, regional and local tourism development needs and concerns of the Member States are communicated to the Secretariat.
Regional Department for Asia and the PacificRegional Department for Europe
Regional Department for Europe
We support the Member States in the Region for Europe to achieve the highest standards of performance in Tourism Policy and Tourism Governance by establishing adequate contents in the UN Tourism Programme of Work. The core pillars of work of the department are Advocacy, Communication, Knowlege & expertise and Sustainability.
Regional Department for EuropeDirector Regional Department for Middle East
Director Regional Department for Middle East
Technical cooperation programmes form an integral part of UN Tourism's activities in the Middle East region in the field of tourism within the UN system or through other channels.
The Regional Representation also strives to meet the specific needs of the National Tourism Authorities, and local authorities and tourism enterprises in the region, and to conduct seminars and conferences on topics of interest to the tourism industry, including courses on tourism human resource development. (Meetings and Seminars)
About Us
The World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism) is the United Nations agency responsible for the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism.
As the leading international organization in the field of tourism, UN Tourism promotes tourism as a driver of economic growth, inclusive development and environmental sustainability and offers leadership and support to the sector in advancing knowledge and tourism policies worldwide.
Our Priorities
Mainstreaming tourism in the global agenda: Advocating the value of tourism as a driver of socio-economic growth and development, its inclusion as a priority in national and international policies and the need to create a level playing field for the sector to develop and prosper.
Promoting sustainable tourism development: Supporting sustainable tourism policies and practices: policies which make optimal use of environmental resources, respect the socio-cultural authenticity of host communities and provide socio-economic benefits for all.
Fostering knowledge, education and capacity building: Supporting countries to assess and address their needs in education and training, as well as providing networks for knowledge creation and exchange.
Improving tourism competitiveness: Improving UN Tourism Members’ competitiveness through knowledge creation and exchange, human resources development and the promotion of excellence in areas such as policy planning, statistics and market trends, sustainable tourism development, marketing and promotion, product development and risk and crisis management.
Advancing tourism’s contribution to poverty reduction and development: Maximizing the contribution of tourism to poverty reduction and achieving the SDGs by making tourism work as a tool for development and promoting the inclusion of tourism in the development agenda.
Building partnerships: Engaging with the private sector, regional and local tourism organizations, academia and research institutions, civil society and the UN system to build a more sustainable, responsible and competitive tourism sector.
Our Structure
Members: An intergovernmental organization, UN Tourism has 160 Member States, 6 Associate Members, 2 Observers and over 500 Affiliate Members.
Organs: The General Assembly is the supreme organ of the Organization. The Executive Council take all measures, in consultation with the Secretary-General, for the implementation of the decisions and recommendations of the General Assembly and reports to the Assembly.
Secretariat: UN Tourism headquarters are based in Madrid, Spain. The Secretariat is led by the Secretary-General and organized into departments covering issues such as sustainability, education, tourism trends and marketing, sustainable development, statistics and the Tourism Satellite Account (TSA), destination management, ethics and risk and crisis management. The Technical Cooperation and Silk Road Department carries out development projects in over 100 countries worldwide, while the Regional Departments for Africa, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and the Middle East serve as the link between UN Tourism and its 160 Member States. The Affiliate Members Department represents UN Tourism’s 500 plus Affiliate members.