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European travel won't return to pre-pandemic levels until 2024 – ETC

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Will Payne
9 November 2021

International tourist arrivals to Europe are still "far from" pre-pandemic levels, and are not expected to surpass this threshold until 2024, the European Travel Commission (ETC) has said.

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The findings come from the most recent edition of the European Tourism Trends and Prospects quarterly report from the ETC, which monitors the Covid-19 impact on the sector.

However, it did find that all reporting European destinations still enjoyed higher levels of hotel occupancy this summer compared to 2020, based on data for July-September.

Several destinations reported occupancy rates close to 70%, including the UK, Slovenia, Monaco and Turkey.