Every year on 17 February, Global Tourism Resilience Day is celebrated.
Global Tourism Resilience Day is an opportunity to look at and reflect on the resilience of the global tourism industry.
The United Nations General Assembly established the United Nations Global Tourism Resilience Day on 17 February 2023.
Over the past few years, the tourism industry has faced unprecedented challenges, from natural disasters to pandemics, and political instability to economic recession.
The term “tourism resilience” is used to describe the ability of a tourist destination to withstand and recover from a crisis.
In February 2024, 2027 was proclaimed the International Year of Sustainable and Resilient Tourism by the General Assembly.
The pandemic generated a loss of 2.7 billion international arrivals in 2020, 2021, and 2022 combined.
