World Travel & Tourism Council News
WTTC Global Summit delayed by a month
The World Travel & Tourism Council has announced the Global Summit will now take place in Manila, capital of the Philippines, from April 20-22. The show had initially been planned for March.
France to reopen to British travellers tomorrow
Officials in France have confirmed the country will relax restrictions on those travelling from the UK from Friday. Vaccinated travellers will no longer need a compelling reason to enter the country.
Praise for scrapping of pre-departure tests from travel sector
Organisations from across the travel industry have welcomed a decision from prime minister, Boris Johnson, to phase out pre-departure tests for arrivals into England.
WTTC: Labour shortages hitting UK tourism trade
A new analysis of staff shortages by the World Travel & Tourism Council has revealed 205,000 tourism jobs across the UK predicted to remain unfilled by the end of this year.
WTTC confirms Manila for 2022 global summit
The World Travel & Tourism Council has confirmed the next global summit will take place in Manila on March 14-16. The event will take place in partnership with the Philippine department of tourism.
US tourism sector to outpace 2019 next year
The latest research from the World Travel & Tourism Council reveals the United States tourism sector could experience year-over-year growth of 36 per cent in 2021.
WTTC unveils tourism roadmap to battle climate crisis
As world leaders gather in Glasgow for COP26 to discuss concrete actions to solve the climate crises, the World Travel & Tourism Council has launched a Net Zero Roadmap.
WTTC: Business travel set to recover in 2022
Worldwide business travel spending looks set to rise by more than a quarter this year and reach two thirds of pre-pandemic levels by 2022, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council.
Sandals chief to join World Travel & Tourism Council leadership
Sandals Resorts executive chairman, Adam Stewart, has been formally invited to join the executive committee of the World Travel & Tourism Council.
WTTC blames UK government for slow tourism recovery
The World Travel & Tourism Council has argued the year-on-year recovery in the UK may only claw back a third, while international travel spending continues to plummet.
WTTC calls for UK red list to be scrapped
The body argues the recovery of the sector has been hampered by the lack of international coordination, severe travel restrictions and slower vaccination rates in some parts of the world.
United States to reopen borders to European travellers
Officials in the United States have confirmed Covid-19-related travel restrictions will be lifted for travellers from the European Union, United Kingdom and elsewhere from November.