[The United Nations Tourism Organization lowers its global international tourism growth forecast for this year] On September 18, the United Nations Tourism Organization released the latest "World Tourism Barometer" report on the 17th, lowering the growth forecast for global international tourist arrivals in 2026 from the previous 3% to 4% to 1% to 2%. The report shows that in the first half of this year, the number of global international tourists increased by only 0.4% year-on-year, with approximately 690 million cross-border trips, an increase of approximately 3 million over the same period last year. In the first quarter, the number of global international tourists increased by 2% year-on-year, but fell by 1% in the second quarter. The number of global international tourists fell by 3% year-on-year in June. Directly affected by the conflict in the Middle East, in the first half of this year, the number of international tourists in the Middle East dropped by 22% year-on-year.