How many tourists are going there? For international tourist arrivals, for example, you can search places as remote as Africa, or those as familiar as Europe. The website separates data for each region by month and by sub-region. For instance, the European information has Central/Eastern, Northern, Mediterranean and Southern Europe sections. Just click on a sub-region and you can see, by month, the increase or decrease in visitor arrivals. Graphs, charts and colour-coding make it easier to visualize. (Bright red shows a decrease, whereas white depicts an increase in arrivals.) TrackingTourism’s Recovery Free online tools provide regularly updated data to help you make informed decisions about where and when to travel Where are you planning to go when you’re ready to travel again? Europe? The Southern United States? A Caribbean island? Australia? It’s difficult to decide on a travel destination when the COVID-19 pandemic situation changes daily. A new, free tool from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) – an agency of the United Nations – provides information to assist travellers wanting to assess and compare tourism data for countries around the world. Story and photos © Barb & Ron Kroll 18 | www.snowbirds.org Travel
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