In a look at the latest report of the World Travel and Tourism Council
According to the latest report of the "World Travel and Tourism Council," the tourism industry is making a strong return to pre-COVID-19 pandemic conditions. At the global level, this industry's share of gross domestic product will increase from 9.1% in 2023 to 10% in 2024. This growth is accompanied by the creation of 18 million new jobs in 2024.
A similar trend is underway in Iran as well. According to this council's forecast, tourism's share of Iran's economy will increase from 4.7% in 2023 to 5.2% in 2024. This growth will lead to the creation of 230,000 new jobs.
A noteworthy point is the marked increase in domestic tourism in Iran. Domestic tourists' expenditure will go from 4,939 thousand billion tomans in 2023 to 5,473 thousand billion tomans in 2024 - a 10.8 percent growth.
It should be noted that today, Iran needs the inflow of foreign currency. A decrease in foreign tourists and the industry's focus on domestic tourism can deprive the country of the tourism industry's foreign-currency earnings. We are also witnessing a decrease in the share of commercial or business tourism in the country's total tourism share.
While business tourism is usually estimated to be more expensive than leisure tourism. Therefore, a decrease in the share of business tourism can also be regarded as meaning a decrease in this industry's profitability.
In your view, what is the reason for the decline in foreign tourist arrivals to Iran?
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Machine-translated from Persian by Namafar; the Persian original is authoritative. Read the original in Persian