1、1World Tourism Cities FederationReport on World Tourism Economy Trends(2024)(Brief Version)World Tourism Cities FederationTourism Research Center,Chinese Academy of Social SciencesApril,202423Report on World Tourism Economy Trends(2024)World Tourism Cities FederationBrief VersionPrefaceIn 2023,the g

2、lobal economy was not growing at the desired rate due to factors such as high inflation,high interest rates,and geopolitical conflicts.The latest World Economic Outlook released by the International Monetary Fund(IMF)shows that global economic growth was 3.2%in 2023,down from 3.5%in the previous yea

3、r.It is anticipated to remain at 3.2%in 2024,significantly lower than the average growth of 3.8%from 2000 to 2019.Despite a relatively bleak global economic outlook,with the joint efforts of international organizations,governments,industry institutions,tourism enterprises and hundreds of millions of

4、 travelers,the global tourism recovery is promising and is on track to set a new record in 2024.This study shows that total global tourist arrivals and total global tourism revenue(including domestic and international tourism)recovered to 87.4%and 94.8%of their 2019 levels respectively in 2023 and w

5、ill reach 103.9%and 139.6%of their 2019 levels respectively in 2024.Founded in 2012,the World Tourism Cities Federation(WTCF)is the first global tourism organization focusing on cities in the world.Over the past ten years,it has actively promoted cooperation and exchanges between tourism cities,enha

6、nced tourism cities competitiveness and influence on all fronts and continuously injected new vitality into the development of world tourism under its philosophy of“Better City Life through Tourism”.As a high-quality,continuous,knowledge-based public product provided to the international community a