[world Tourism Organization: global tourism has returned to 80% of the pre-epidemic level]-according to a report by the Russian satellite news agency local time on the 12th, the "World Tourism Barometer" released by the United Nations World Tourism Organization said that global tourism has returned to 80% of its pre-epidemic level. The number of global tourists more than doubled to 235 million in the first quarter of 2023 compared with the same period in 2022, the report said. Passenger flow around the world recovered rapidly in the first quarter of 2023, and the Middle East maintained a leading position. Passenger flow not only returned to pre-epidemic levels, but also exceeded 15% of pre-epidemic levels. In addition, tourism has reached 90 per cent of pre-epidemic levels in Europe, 88 per cent in Africa and 85 per cent in North and South America.