A new report out of the UN World Tourism Organization paints a stark portrait of the status of the global travel economy: 96 percent of the planet's destinations have imposed travel restrictions.
The report offers a further breakdown by region: 100 percent of Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East have introduced travel restrictions since January, while that figure dips in Europe and the Americas . Interestingly, while the resumption of travel is largely deemed premature today -- the closure of the Canada-US border is being extended by another month as of April 21, and France announced that it would keep its borders closed to non-European countries until further notice -- in a statement the UNWTO pointed out the need to ease travel restrictions as soon as safely possible.