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How quickly is tourism recovering from COVID-19?

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The pandemic helped fuel a decline in tourism globally. Image: Unsplash/Markus Spiske

Victoria Masterson
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A chart showing nights spent in tourist accommodation in the EU, 2005-2021
Tourists to the European Union in 2021 spent 30% more nights there than in 2020, but numbers are still down on pre-pandemic levels. Image: Eurostat

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Tourism in the EU increased in 2021 compared with 2020, when visitor numbers had halved. Image: Eurostat

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Arrivals of international tourists globally are creeping back from their 2020 lows. Image: World Tourism Organization
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