International Arrivals to South America Expected to Recover From a Dire 3.3 Million in 2021 to 35.5 Million by 2024

GlobalData | July 7, 2022

Research by GlobalData has revealed that international travel to South America plummeted from 35 million visitors in 2019 to a mere 3.3 million in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic—meaning that the region missed out on around $49.2 billion* in tourism spend over the two years. The leading data and analytics company notes that, following these disastrous few years, 2022 has seen a rather sudden return of international visitors, and the country should return to just over the levels it reached in 2019 by 2024. GlobalData’s latest report, ‘South America Destination Tourism Insight Report, 2022 Update’, reveals international tourism wil...