Based on data published by UNWTO, total tourist arrivals in the APEC region reached 716.4 million in 2019, growing at an average rate of 3.4% per year between 1995 and 2019 just before pandemic resulted in a massive drop in visitor arrivals to 171.0 million, decreasing further in 2021 to 158.0 million. Tourist arrivals in the APEC region have started to recover since 2022, reaching an estimated 439.0 million visitors in 2024. economies, ranging between 69.9% to 79.2% during the last three decades. In 2024, APEC economies received an estimated 359 million tourists from other APEC economies, which is 68% of the intra-regional travel recorded in 2019. region. Changes in flows from 1995 to 2019 show busier tourism flows in the region as well as the significant increase in outbound tourism flows from Northeast and Southeast Asia. The 2021 panel, on the other hand, reflects the COVID-19 border closures implemented by many APEC economies, with travel mostly only happening in the Americas. The panel for 2024 shows the limitations of more recent data, as only five economies have reported their inbound