The widespread perception that both traditional and emerging tourist hotspots worldwide have been overcrowded with tourists over the last year has just been confirmed. The tourism industry is experiencing an unprecedented surge, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
From July 2023 to July 2024, global air travel demand increased by 8 percent. Meanwhile, seating capacity also grew by 7.4%, contributing to these positive figures.
Additionally, flights’ load factor averaged 86% despite a massive international flight disruption on July 19, known as ‘the CrowdStrike IT outage.’
This incident has been deemed the largest IT outage in history, triggered by a botched software update that affected millions of Windows
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