Portugal records highest tourism growth in Europe
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), the global body that represents the private sector of the travel and tourism industry, commended the Portuguese government for recognising…
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Sheikh Saud opens WTTC Middle East & North Africa Leaders Forum in Ras Al Khaimah
Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, UAE supreme council member and ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, officially opened the inaugural edition of the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) Middle…
WTTC joins hands with Saudi for Vision 2030
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), the global body that represents the private sector of the travel and tourism industry, has announced a partnership with the Saudi…
New horizons: WTTC and Deloitte unveil initiative on future of work transformations in tourism
Accounting for one in 10 jobs on the planet, travel and tourism is a key driver of job creation. To ensure a successful transformation in the digital revolution, World Travel &…
Animal tourism generates five times more revenue than illegal wildlife trade
In 2018, wildlife tourism directly contributed USD 120.1 billion to global GDP, versus the USD 23 billion in revenue attributed to trade on the black market, or 5.2 times more, according…
Positive spotlight on UK travel industry
Research conducted by World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has revealed tourism is the fastest growing sector in the UK. According to the organisation, the market accounts for 11.9%…
On the road to seamless journeys: WTTC and WEF join hands
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and the World Economic Forum (WEF) are partnering to help shape the future of how we travel by using digital traveller identity management…
South Africa’s USD 29.6 billion tourism industry represents 8.6% of economy
For the last few years the world of travel and hospitality has been all about the rise of China and Asia, not just for vast numbers of travellers flowing out of the region to discover the…
WTTC – world travel industry growth outpaces global economy in 2017
Following last week's report by the WTTC, the 2017 Economic Impact Research, and its summary on the future of Indian travel jobs market, the organisation has announced the global travel…
Indian tourism sector to surge towards $48 billion by 2020 and ten million jobs by 2028, reports WTTC
It has been revealed today that India can expect to look forward to adding a further ten million jobs to the travel and tourism industry in the next ten years, if the right procedures are…
