World Travel & Tourism Council News
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.
WTTC predicts US tourism resurgence this year
The World Travel & Tourism Council has predicted the United States tourism sector will strongly rebound this year.The sector could make a $2 trillion GDP contribution this year.
WTTC blames UK government for £7bn Omicron loss
Ineffective travel restrictions imposed by the UK government to combat Omicron caused an estimated £7 billion loss to the UK economy last year, the body argues.
WTTC: Tourism could add 58m jobs in 2022
New research has revealed, as the global tourism sector begins to recover from the ravages of the Covid-19 pandemic, its contribution to the global economy could reach $8.6 trillion this year.
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.