Arno Froese

The World Tourism Barometer is a publication of the World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism) that monitors short-term tourism trends on a regular basis to provide global tourism stakeholders with up-to-date analysis on international tourism. • International tourist arrivals (overnight visitors) grew 4% in 2025, with most destinations worldwide posting solid results. • An estimated 1.52 billion international tourists were recorded around the world in 2025, almost 60 million more than in 2024. •...

The first generation to get rich after China embarked on market reforms is beginning to die, which is why Chen Kai’s state-backed charity, the China Will Registration Center, is helping the elderly write and file wills. Yet even Mr. Chen is somewhat conflicted about China’s first big inter-generational transfer. A small sliver of society will soon be inheriting vast wealth. It was only in the late 1970s that Deng Xiaoping, then China’s paramount leader, opened the economy and “let some people...

Analysts are sounding the alarm over a growing ‘brain drain’ as American scientists and international researchers flee to Europe, an exodus driven by deep cuts to research funding and stricter visa rules under the Trump administration. A 2025 poll by Nature found that 75% of American scientists were considering leaving the United States. This potential mass departure has contributed to policies aimed at further restricting the flow of international students, who have long fueled American...