Stats in a Wrap

Oct 19 2022 18

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From changing travel habits and reducing our environmental footprint to youth employment trends and the growing interest in local food supply – our world does not stand still and our society is constantly changing in response to global events. But do the changes we experience or initiate at our personal level also show on a bigger scale, across European society? Does the statistical data confirm what we see in our daily lives? The monthly podcast Stats in a Wrap dives into statistics provided by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Its aim is to pick the most delicious morsels and striking flavours to provide insights into the unexpected, the quirky and downright peculiar perspectives that only the numbers can reveal. #statsinawrap Host: Jonathan Elliott Episode notes: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/main/news/podcasts The opinions expressed in the podcasts reflect solely the point of view of the speakers and can in no way be taken to reflect the position of the Eurostat, European Commission or of the European Union. © European Union, 2022

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1. How do we travel in a world changed by COVID?

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In spring 2020, the EU countries went into a lockdown because of the global COVID pandemic. Two years later, we take a look at the how the changes in the way we travel are reflected in the tourism statistical data. Christophe Demunter from Eurostat and Ulf Sonntag from NIT, Germany, talk to our host Jonathan Elliott about how the pandemic affected the modes of transport we take, wh