Travel & Tourism Environmental & Social Research: 2025 Update (Summary of Findings)

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Travel & Tourism Environmental & Social Research: 2025 Update (Summary of Findings)

Explore the environmental and social footprint of the Travel & Tourism sector and its contribution towards UN SDGs.

The environmental footprint and social impact of Travel & Tourism sector such as its greenhouse gas emissions, low-carbon energy usage, water usage, and female employment.

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A new and updated EIR is coming soon. However, in the meantime you can still access the World factsheet and the top-level regional data.
Please note that all data, including historic data, gets updated every year.

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This report contains a summary of findings on the following indicators:
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Travel & Tourism’s contribution to greenhouse gas emissions

Share of low-carbon energy in the sector’s energy mix

Freshwater use intensity

Female employment supported by Travel & Tourism

Youth employment supported by Travel & Tourism

High-wage employment supported by Travel & Tourism

Travel & Tourism-linked tax contributions

For further detail on the methodology of the report, see 'The Environmental & Social Impact of Travel & Tourism: Methodological Report'

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Methodology and sources

For further explanation of the methodology and sources behind this Economic Impact Research, please refer to these two supporting papers:

2024 Factsheets and Reports: 'Methodology'and 'Data Sources and Estimation Techniques'.

2025 Factsheets and Reports: 'Methodology'and 'Data Sources and Estimation Techniques'.

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For much more data on , including data across other indicators and years, see the full Travel & Tourism Economic Impact Research report for .

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