1. El estancamiento de la recuperación turística global.
A pesar de los intentos por alcanzar las cifras de 2019, el flujo de viajeros internacionales enfrenta nuevos obstáculos que frenan el crecimiento post-pandemia.
- The u.s. Inbound tourism recovery is stalling, not strengthening. Junes roughly 3 year-over-year decline masks the real story overseas arrivals remain stuck at just 80 of 2019 levels, six years after the pandemic.
- Global tourism is regaining its pre-pandemic pace, with growth rates returning to the 5 percent annual average seen between 2009 and 2019. Africa is leading the recovery with the strongest results in 2025.
2. Impacto de las tensiones políticas y comerciales en el flujo de viajeros.
Las políticas arancelarias y la retórica diplomática han provocado una caída drástica en los cruces fronterizos, especialmente entre Canadá y Estados Unidos.
- Canada-to-u.s. Border crossing numbers reach pandemic-level low amid trade war .over 500,00 less canadians crossed the border in february compared to february last year . Less crossing than during the covid pandemic.
- Transatlantic air traffic is collapsing to levels last seen during the pandemic, all the consequence of trumps anti-tourist border and economic policies.
3. Crisis operativa y cancelaciones masivas en la industria aérea.
La escasez de controladores aéreos y eventos climáticos extremos han llevado a las aerolíneas a niveles de interrupción no vistos desde los peores momentos de 2020.
- Winter storm drives u.s. Flight cancellations to pandemic-level numbers more than 8,230 departures were canceled on sunday, more than on any other day since the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic.
- A severe air traffic controller shortage, caused by prior hiring freezes pandemic-related training delays, is the main reason for flight issues.
4. Preocupaciones persistentes sobre salud pública y seguridad.
El sector de cruceros y los vuelos internacionales siguen siendo percibidos como focos de infección, afectando la confianza de los consumidores.
- Thirteen gastrointestinal illness outbreaks have occurred on cruise ships in 2025, with ten attributed to norovirus. This number surpasses pre-pandemic levels and is on track to exceed 2024s total of 18 outbreaks.
- It is now an epidemic. We are one plane ride away from this turning into a pandemic. Good for other countries who have alienated boycotted coming here for any travel destination.
5. La transformación irreversible de los viajes de negocios.
El mercado corporativo enfrenta un cambio estructural donde la tecnología y los nuevos hábitos han reducido la necesidad de desplazamientos físicos.
- British airways owner warns business travel will not return to pre-pandemic levelsthe head of the global business travel association told the financial times last year that business travel had settled into .
- The study suggests the pandemic caused deep-seated changes in practices and that a return to pre-pandemic ways of business travel is unlikely.