It’s February, the quintessential vacation month in the Southern Cone of South America. Tourism is rebounding strongly following the pandemic, but in the major tourist destinations, we’re still below 2019 levels.

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Turkey. This fascinating country, a bridge between Europe and Asia, shows a year-over-year decline of just 3% between December 2019 and December 2022. In fact, according to monthly data, in November 2022 it recorded 9% more visits than in the same month of 2019, and in December, 16% more. Thailand has been hit the hardest, showing a 75% year-over-year decline in 2022 compared to 2019.

Source: World Tourism Organization