Travel

Travel is expected to record robust growth in value sales in 2022. An easing of pandemic-related restrictions, the resumption of regular scheduled international flights, and pent-up travel demand are supporting the stronger recovery of travel in…

Dramatically reduced restrictions in 2022 are boosting tourism flows to, from and within Peru. Visitors may enter the country with a full vaccination certificate or a negative PCR test. Capacity in public places, facilities and horeca establishments…

In 2022 Vietnam has fully reopened for both domestic and international tourism after almost two years of Covid-19-restrictions and regulations. The Vietnamese government continues to strive to boost its country’s profile as a desirable destination…

The government rescinded all travel restrictions in 12 February 2022, in the middle of the highest wave of contaminations during the pandemic in Norway. Norwegians are showing a strong will to travel abroad, but they have not abandoned domestic…

Trips to and from Italy are rising rapidly in 2022 as progressively eased restrictions in the spring lead to renewed consumer confidence and a return to willingness to travel. Domestic tourism is also on the up. Though some caution remains thanks to…

Travel in Belgium continues to recover from the slump in 2020 caused by the exigencies of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The recovery started in 2021, although there were more limitations on growth as the threat of the pandemic lingered and…

With vaccination rates above 80%, and the borders reopened, Australians are embracing travel once again. Not only is there pent-up demand, but spending has been magnified by the enhanced level of savings accumulated during the pandemic and associated…

The huge increase seen in demand for travel and tourism products and services in Romania during 2022 was mainly the result of the elimination of all COVID-19 travel restrictions from 8 March 2022. The state of alert that entered in force during the…

Travel retail constant value sales (2022 prices) rebounded at an accelerated pace in 2022 but remained well below their pre-pandemic peak, amid the easing of most remaining COVID-19 restrictions. During 2022, the recovery in inbound arrivals was…

Inbound arrivals (number of trips) more than doubled in 2022 but remained well below their 2019 peak. The declining foreign-exchange value of the Turkish lira has served to make Turkey a more affordable destination for visitors from the Eurozone and…

In March 2022 Poland lifted most of its COVID-19-related travel restrictions, including the quarantine requirements for travellers arriving from EU/Schengen and non-EU/Schengen countries. Vaccination certificates and negative test results are no…

Travel flows in Chile are increasing in 2022 due to an easing of restrictions in the country following high vaccination rates, leading to greater confidence to spent on non-essential goods and services. However, the number of trips taken and…

The lifting of travel restrictions is contributing to the recovery of international travel, both outbound and inbound. Sun and beach remains the key selling point of Greece as a global travel brand. However, since the outbreak of the Coronavirus…

Having plunged by almost two thirds during 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions, retail constant value sales (2022 prices) of travel rebounded at an accelerated pace during 2022 but remained well below their pre-pandemic level. This recovery is being…

2022 saw a return to positive growth across Finland’s travel and tourism industry as inbound and outbound travel registered particularly strong growth, while domestic tourism continued to record healthy increases in demand. After the COVID-19…

Following a gradual recovery in 2021, travel in Bulgaria continued to rebound from the slump caused by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020. In 2022, there were fewer travel interruptions, both domestically and globally. Importantly, the…

2020 and 2021 saw a significant decline in travel in Thailand, with demand shifting from international to domestic tourists. Inbound arrivals to Thailand declined by around four-fifths in 2020 and all but collapsed during 2021, as COVID-19…

Travel is seeing overall positive development in Denmark in 2022. Incoming flows have surged as the country removed all COVID-19-relatied restrictions, with the highest activity coming from neighbouring countries Germany, Sweden and Norway. Outbound…

2022 started with mixed results for travel in France. Uncertainties linked with the war in Ukraine, subsequent soaring inflation, a drop in purchasing power and persistent pandemic-related concerns have led French leisure tourists to remain cautious.…

Travel in Argentina continues to benefit from the Previaje programme in 2022, introduced by the National Ministry of Tourism in mid-2021. The programme has been developed to promote domestic tourism and greater spending by households in all…