International travel continues to recover, reaching a level 80% higher in the first quarter of 2023 than before the pandemic. Which region grew the most?

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Middle East. This region is the only one that at the close of the first quarter of 2023 exceeded the number of international arrivals of the same period of 2019: 15% more, according to the latest report of the World Tourism Organization. Qatar stands out, which practically doubled the number of visitors from abroad in the first quarter of 2023 compared to 2019, along with Saudi Arabia (+64%). Outside that region, Albania (+54%) and Saint Maarten (+51%) stand out. From Latin America, meanwhile, El Salvador (+26%) and Colombia (+18%) stand out.