World Travel & Tourism Council News

France’s tourism sector poised to surpass pre-pandemic levels in 2023
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has revealed the travel and tourism sector in France will propel the national economic recovery and could even surpass pre-pandemic levels next year, when it is projected to rise 2.2% above 2019 levels.

UK’s tourism sector to create 700,000 jobs over next decade
A new report from the World Travel & Tourism Council’s predicts the UK’s tourism sector will create nearly 700,000 new jobs over the next decade.

Turkey’s travel sector to drive national economy
Turkey’s travel and tourism’s GDP is forecast to grow at 5.5% annually over the next decade, creating more than 716,000 jobs, according to new WTTC report.

Up to eight million tourism jobs to be created in Europe within next decade
The World Travel & Tourism Council’s latest Economic Impact Report reveals Europe’s travel and tourism sector is expected to create up to eight million new jobs within the next decade.

Global travel & tourism sector unites to support Ukraine
Travel and tourism businesses around the globe have come together to support Ukraine with millions of hotel rooms for refugees escaping the conflict, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC).

World Travel & Tourism Council welcomes removal of cruise Travel Health Notice
World Travel & Tourism Council says the removal of US Travel Health Notice for cruises is well-deserved recognition of protocols that make cruising one of the safest forms of socializing and travel.

WTTC reports recovery in outbound UK tourism
New research from the World Travel & Tourism Council shows flight bookings for UK outbound travel to some of the most popular summer sun destinations have bounced back.

WTTC unveils speaker line-up for Global Summit
The World Travel & Tourism Council has unveiled the speakers for its upcoming Global Summit in Manila, with Indonesian/Dutch activist Melati Wijsen leading the line-up.

Warm praise from industry as government removes Covid-19 travel rules
The travel trade has warmly welcomed news all remaining Covid-19 restrictions, including the passenger locator form, will be dropped in England at 04:00 on Friday.

IATA leads calls to scrap remaining Covid-19 rules in Europe
Airports Council International has joined with the International Air Transport Association to call for all remaining Covid-19 restrictions applying to intra-EU and Schengen area travel to be dropped.

WTTC: UK tourism on path to recovery in 2022
The industry is expected to make a £192 billion contribution to the economy this year, though this is still down by a fifth on pre-pandemic levels.

ATM 2022: Business travel returning to Middle East
Business travel expenditure in the Middle East is forecast to rise by a third this year, following a predicted 49 per cent increase during 2021, according to new research released ahead of the show.