The travel and tourism carbon footprint remains below 2019 levels despite travel surpassing its pre-pandemic economic peak, according to the World Travel Tourism Councils WTTC 2025 Environmental Social Research, in partnership with Omran.
The research revealed that travel and tourisms global greenhouse gas emissions in 2024 have fallen by 9,3 since 2019 and now account for a 7,3 share of total global greenhouse gas emissions, down from an 8,3 share in 2019.
While the sectors environmental impact decreased, the economic value increased with the GDP footprint growing 6 from 10,3 trillion R178 trillion in 2019 to 10,9 trillion R188,4 trillion last year.
