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Reports and policy papers from the institutions that set the agenda for world tourism: UN Tourism, WTTC, OECD, the European Commission and the European Travel Commission. These publications track arrivals, receipts, employment and the regulatory environment at global and regional scale.
TourismIntel summarises each release in an original brief — key findings, headline figures, methodology and what it means for destinations and operators — with a direct link to the official document.
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The OECD's "Tourism Trends and Policies 2024" report reveals that tourism recovery is uneven, with international arrivals in Europe rebounding to 85% of pre-pandemic levels, while regions like Asia-Pacific lag at just 60%.
The Global Risks Report 2026, the 21st edition of the World Economic Forum's annual assessment, presents findings from the Global Risks Perception Survey (GRPS) conducted among over 1,300 global experts.
IATA's Global Outlook forecasts 4.9% year-over-year passenger growth in 2026, led by Asia Pacific's 7.3% expansion, constrained by aircraft shortages and labour scarcity. Air cargo is projected to grow 2.6%, supported by e-commerce and artificial intelligence trade.
The World Economic Forum white paper argues that travel and tourism must transition from fragmented to integrated ecosystem operations for sustainable, inclusive prosperity.
The European Travel Commission's Q3 2025 quarterly analysis reveals moderate but uneven recovery in European tourism, with international arrivals up 3.0% and overnight stays up 2.7% year-on-year.
The World Travel & Tourism Council's 2025 Global Trends report projects the travel and tourism sector will generate $11.6 trillion in economic value (10.4% of global GDP) and create approximately 126 million new jobs, with Asia-Pacific leading regional employment gains at 40% of total expansion.
The OECD's September 2025 interim economic outlook projects global GDP growth declining from 3.3% in 2024 to 3.2% in 2025 and 2.9% in 2026, primarily due to record-high US tariff rates and persistent policy uncertainty.
The European Travel Commission's report examines artificial intelligence adoption among National Tourism Organisations across Europe, revealing substantial implementation gaps and regional disparities.
The World Economic Forum's 'Travel and Tourism at a Turning Point' white paper, produced with Kearney, projects transformative growth for global tourism: 30 billion visits and $16 trillion GDP contribution by 2034, representing over 11% of world economic output.
The World Economic Forum and Kearney present four plausible scenarios for global travel through 2030, shaped by geopolitical fragmentation, economic volatility, technological disruption and sustainability pressures.
IATA's 2025 Annual Safety Report Executive Summary confirms strong long-term global aviation safety, with accident rates falling to 1.32 per million flight sectors—a 65% decline from 2005—despite carrying nearly five billion passengers.
WTTC and Trip.com Group's Technology Game Changers report examines 16 emerging technologies across digital, financial, mobility and breakthrough innovation categories reshaping global travel and tourism.
The World Economic Forum's January 2025 briefing paper examines the travel and tourism sector's transformation post-pandemic, forecasting 7% annual spending growth through 2034.
UN Tourism's report on artificial intelligence adoption in the tourism sector reveals that 70% of businesses currently deploy AI technologies, primarily for chatbots, dynamic pricing and predictive analytics.
The G7/OECD policy paper on Artificial Intelligence and Tourism, published December 2024, examines how AI can drive innovation and sustainable development in tourism while managing emerging risks.
The OECD Tourism Trends and Policies 2024 is a biennial governance benchmark covering 50 OECD member and partner countries.
The World Travel and Tourism Council's 2024 guide introduces artificial intelligence technology to travel and tourism executives through a practical, jargon-free approach.
The World Travel & Tourism Council and Microsoft's 2024 report examines how Artificial Intelligence has evolved from an emerging opportunity to an essential strategic tool for the travel sector.
The OECD Statistics Working Paper Series is an ongoing, peer-reviewed publication stream managed by the OECD Statistics and Data Directorate. It disseminates technical and methodological research on statistical frameworks, measurement approaches and policy-relevant data analysis.
IATA's February 2026 air cargo market report shows global cargo demand (CTK) accelerating 11.2% year-on-year, driven by pre-Lunar New Year flows and sustained regional expansion.
IATA's May 2025 report examines how Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and optimised conventional jet fuels can mitigate aviation's non-CO2 climate impacts, particularly contrail-cirrus formation.
The World Economic Forum's Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2026 identifies AI, geopolitical fragmentation and supply chain opacity as the defining challenges for organizational cyber resilience.
The World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Report 2025 includes a comprehensive jobs outlook chapter analysing how five macrotrends—technological change, the green transition, economic uncertainty, geoeconomic fragmentation, and demographic shifts—are reshaping global labour markets.
The Global Risks Perception Survey 2023–2024 is the World Economic Forum's flagship assessment of emerging global risks, conducted by collecting expert perception data from a multistakeholder network spanning academia, business, government and civil society.
