Saudi Arabia will host WTTC Global Summit in November
Fahd Hamidaddin of the Saudi Tourism Authority, said: “We promise you that the next summit will be fresh, inspiring, and rewarding.”
Region’s tourism sector could grow to USD 246B in 2022
The WTTC says governments must continue focusing on the vaccine rollout and allowing fully vaccinated travelers to move freely.
Saudi Arabia to host WTTC’s 22nd Global Summit end of 2022
WTTC’s summit in Riyadh will see industry leaders gathering with key government representatives to drive support for the sector’s recovery.
Tourism and travel jobs to grow by 18 percent next year
WTTC’s research reveals that travel and tourism’s contribution to the global economy could see a rise of 31.7 percent in 2022.
UK’s ‘Red List’ could cause Egypt USD 2M of daily losses
WTTC said this is due to fears over the additional costs incurred on expensive hotel quarantine for 10 days on arrival back in the UK.
Achieving Destination Stewardship? New WTTC report provides a framework
The WTTC report offers scenarios and ways forward for organizations that seek to achieve greater destination stewardship.
Former WTTC CEO joins Saudi Arabia’s tourism ministry
Guevara Manzo will draw on more than 25 years of public and private tourism sector experience to help facilitate and boost tourism in the KSA.
WTTC’s 20th Global Summit slated for April 2021
The event will take place in a hybrid format, allowing those unable to travel to benefit from the content virtually.
174M Travel & Tourism jobs could be lost due to COVID-19
According to WTTC’s 2020 Economic Impact Report, Travel & Tourism was responsible for one in 10 jobs (330 million in total), making a 10.3 percent contribution to global GDP and generating one in four of all new jobs.
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Why travelers should ‘wear to care’
As countries transition from lockdowns to reopening their borders, the wearing of face masks helps signal the return of safer travels