International tourism is set to return to pre-pandemic levels in 2023

TLDR; no, only in "some regions". [2]

Travel is not returning to prepandemic levels using ANY metric, known model or estimate referenced in this UN article. Nor, apparantly, is that even a goal of the UN. Only "sustainable recovery and lasting change", whatever that means. I'm pretty sure they don't actually mean "global international tourist arrivals", or inflation adjusted dollars spent reaching 2019 levels when they talk about "sustainable recovery"

"From Crisis to Transformation

The report is built around the tourism’s contribution to a more sustainable future. With the COVID-19 pandemic as the starting point, it charts a path through the progress made by UNWTO in supporting the sector through the worst crisis in its history while also laying the foundations for sustainable recovery and lasting change." [2]

[1] https://www.unwto.org/news/tourism-set-to-return-to-pre-pand... [2] https://www.unwto.org/