Global travel and tourism spending increased by roughly 26 percent in 2021 over the previous year, after more than halving in 2020 due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Overall, the travel and tourism expenditure worldwide amounted to 3.65 trillion U.S. dollars in 2021, remaining below pre-pandemic levels. That year, leisure trips accounted for 80 percent of this sector's global spending.
Total travel and tourism spending worldwide from 2019 to 2021, by type (in trillion U.S. dollars)
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Statistics on Coronavirus: impact on the tourism industry worldwide
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Travel and tourism: share of global GDP 2000-2021
- Basic Statistic Global travel and tourism expenditure 2019-2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Global international tourism receipts 2006-2021
- Basic Statistic COVID-19: job loss in travel and tourism worldwide 2020-2021, by region
- Basic Statistic COVID-19: job loss in travel and tourism worldwide 2020-2021, by country
International tourist arrivals
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- Premium Statistic Number of international tourist arrivals worldwide 1950-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of international tourist arrivals worldwide 2005-2022, by region
- Premium Statistic International tourist arrivals worldwide 2019-2021, by subregion
- Premium Statistic Countries with the highest number of inbound tourist arrivals worldwide 2019-2021
- Premium Statistic COVID-19 impact on international tourist arrivals worldwide 2020-2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Change in international tourist arrivals worldwide 2020-2021, by sub-region
Online travel companies
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- Premium Statistic Revenue of leading online travel agencies (OTAs) worldwide 2019-2021
- Premium Statistic Revenue change of leading online travel agencies (OTAs) worldwide 2021
- Premium Statistic Total visits to travel and tourism website booking.com worldwide 2021-2023
- Premium Statistic Total visits to travel and tourism website tripadvisor.com worldwide 2020-2023
Accommodation
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- Premium Statistic Monthly hotel occupancy rates worldwide 2020-2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Monthly change in rental bookings through OTAs due to COVID-19 2020-2022
- Premium Statistic Airbnb nights and experiences booked worldwide 2017-2022
- Premium Statistic Airbnb nights and experiences booked worldwide 2019-2022, by region
Food & drink services
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- Premium Statistic Daily year-on-year impact of COVID-19 on global restaurant dining 2020-2022
- Premium Statistic Global quick service restaurant industry market size 2012-2022
- Premium Statistic Full service restaurant industry market size worldwide 2020-2027
- Premium Statistic Restaurant food delivery growth worldwide 2019-2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Online restaurant delivery growth worldwide 2019-2020, by country
Consumers
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- Premium Statistic Share of people planning vacations worldwide 2022, by region and destination
- Premium Statistic Reasons to not travel long-haul worldwide 2022, by country
- Premium Statistic Spending intention on outbound trips in selected countries worldwide 2022
- Premium Statistic Share of outbound travelers planning to spend more worldwide 2022, by category
- Premium Statistic Main obstacles to business travel according to travel suppliers worldwide 2022
Virtual tourism
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Further related statistics
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- Forecast: economic contribution of travel and tourism to GDP worldwide 2020-2029
- Leading European countries in the Travel & Tourism Development Index 2021
- Leading countries in the MEA in the Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index 2018
- Inbound tourism of visitors from Denmark to the Netherlands 2013-2019
- Sub-Saharan African countries in the Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index 2019
- Inbound tourism of visitors from Russia to the Netherlands 2013-2018
- Preferred city break entertainment in Poland 2020
- Most popular cities for city break trips in Poland 2020
- Perception of city break trips in Poland 2020
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- Sub-Saharan African countries in the Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index 2019
- Inbound tourism of visitors from Russia to the Netherlands 2013-2018
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Statista. (October 6, 2022). Total travel and tourism spending worldwide from 2019 to 2021, by type (in trillion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/298060/contribution-of-travel-and-tourism-to-the-global-economy-by-type-of-spending/
Statista. "Total travel and tourism spending worldwide from 2019 to 2021, by type (in trillion U.S. dollars)." Chart. October 6, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298060/contribution-of-travel-and-tourism-to-the-global-economy-by-type-of-spending/
Statista. (2022). Total travel and tourism spending worldwide from 2019 to 2021, by type (in trillion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298060/contribution-of-travel-and-tourism-to-the-global-economy-by-type-of-spending/
Statista. "Total Travel and Tourism Spending Worldwide from 2019 to 2021, by Type (in Trillion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/298060/contribution-of-travel-and-tourism-to-the-global-economy-by-type-of-spending/
Statista, Total travel and tourism spending worldwide from 2019 to 2021, by type (in trillion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/298060/contribution-of-travel-and-tourism-to-the-global-economy-by-type-of-spending/ (last visited March 30, 2023)
Total travel and tourism spending worldwide from 2019 to 2021, by type (in trillion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Statista, October 6, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/298060/contribution-of-travel-and-tourism-to-the-global-economy-by-type-of-spending/