Wttc News

Caricom heads of government must do more and act together to tackle some of the structural issues that face the development of the industry. That was the message delivered by World Travel & Tourism Council president David Scowsill to the annual Caribbean Hotel & Resort Investment Summit in Miami. → Read More

World Travel & Tourism Council president David Scowsill has praised many of the developments that have taken place in Latin America in recent years and called on the region’s tourism leaders to maintain the momentum. Speaking at the Hotel Opportunities Latin America conference in Miami, Scowsill singled out the aviation developments in the region. → Read More

The lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender sector is making a dynamic and influential contribution to the global tourism industry, according to World Travel & Tourism Council president David Scowsill. Addressing the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association, Scowsill explained the LGBT market in the United States alone is estimated to be over US $55 billion and around US$165 billion globally. → Read More

Ecompter’s Sustainability Service for hotels, that includes continuous CO2 management reporting and an online CO2 calculator for the hotel guests, is the first service to be based on the new hotel industry agreed common method for measuring and communicating carbon emissions – the Hotel Carbon Measurement Initiative (HCMI 1.0). → Read More

World Travel & Tourism Council has confirmed it will hold its regional Asia Summit in Korea in September, in recognition of the recent acceleration of tourism in the region. WTTC Asia Summit will take place in Seoul from September 10th-11th. → Read More

“The cruise industry needs to play its part in fighting visa bureaucracy and deterring more taxation,” according to World Travel & Tourism Council president David Scowsill. Speaking at the Cruise Shipping Miami Conference, Scowsill complimented the cruise sector for making a vital and rapidly growing contribution to the global tourism industry but called on it to come together with other sectors of the industry to speak with “one voice”. → Read More

The UK needs to adopt the Schengen System to ensure it stops missing out on vital tourists, according to World Travel & Tourism Council president David Scowsill. The comments come as prime minister David Cameron promised to loosen visa bureaucracy for visitors from India. → Read More

Brazil cannot rely on the FIFA 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games to stimulate international visitors World Travel & Tourism Council president David Scowsill has warned in a wide ranging speech on the issue. Scowsill explained: “Tourism is making a major contribution to that exciting economic growth, but there remains much to be done with infrastructure build and marketing the country to international markets.” → Read More

World Travel & Tourism Council president David Scowsill has called on the Indian government to address the two biggest issues that are likely to hold back tourism growth in the country - taxation and visa procedures. Speaking at the Hotel Investment Forum India, Scowsill said: “India is becoming increasingly expensive. → Read More

Martin Craigs, chief executive of the Pacific Asia Travel Association and World Travel & Tourism Council president David Scowsill have outlined a united agenda in advocacy for the total travel industry chain. Craigs told journalists PATA as a member of the Global Travel Coalition would increasingly refer to the ‘visitor economy’ as a strategy to make politicians think more broadly of travel and tourism as a job creation and poverty alleviating industry. → Read More

The tourism industry has outperformed the global economy in 2012 - growing faster than manufacturing, retail, financial services and communications. The industry has grown its total contribution to GDP by three per cent and increased the number of jobs by five million to 260 million. → Read More