and in some cases pandemic savings. Many arrive motivated by “revenge tourism” — so eager to explore again that they're undaunted by higher airfares and hotel costs.
The return of mass tourism is a boon to hotels and restaurants, which suffered under COVID-19 restrictions. But there is a downside, too, as“The pandemic should have taught us a lesson," said Alessandra Priante, director of the regional department for Europe at the U.N. World Tourism Organization. Despite predictable pockets of overtourism, travel to and within Europe overall is still down 10% from 2019, according to the World Tourism Organization. That is partly due to fewer people visiting countries close to theIn addition, Chinese visitors have not fully returned, with flights from China and other Asia-Pacific countries down 45% from 2019, according to travel data company ForwardKeys.
Costs are growing as flights from the U.S. to Europe are up 2% from 2019 levels, according to ForwardKeys. “Then there is the rest of Italy that lives from Italian and European tourism, and at the moment, it is still under 2019 levels," Federalberghi president Bernabo Bocca said.discouraged German arrivals, while Italians “are less prone to spending this year," he said.
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