Albania welcomed 9.44 million foreign tourists from January through August 2026, up 5.3% year-on-year. August set a new monthly record with 2.43 million visitors despite growth slowing to 2%.
The Philippine Department of Tourism revised tourist arrival data for January to August 2026 to 4.42 million. This update provides the latest official tourism statistics for the period.
Jamaica’s Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett called for a US$10 billion Global Tourism Resilience Fund to support vulnerable tourism economies. Bartlett highlighted Jamaica’s Tourism 3.0 strategy which prioritizes local prosperity and resilience.