Wttc Global Summit News
Sultan Al Mutawa al Dhaheri, director of tourism ecosystem, Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority
Sultan Al Mutawa al Dhaheri, director of tourism ecosystem, Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority, speaks to Breaking Travel News at the World Travel & Tourism Council Global Summit in Abu Dhabi.
Geoffrey Lipman, Gatetrip.com,
Geoffrey Lipman, Gatetrip.com, speaks to Breaking Travel News at the World Travel & Tourism Council Global Summit in Abu Dhabi.
Doris Greif, general manager, Jumeirah at Etihad Towers
Doris Greif, general manager, Jumeirah at Etihad Towers, speaks to Breaking Travel News at the World Travel & Tourism Council Global Summit in Abu Dhabi.
Erkan Yağcı, executive board member, Concorde De Luxe Resort
Erkan Yağcı, executive board member, Concorde De Luxe Resort, speaks to Breaking Travel News at the World Travel & Tourism Council Global Summit in Abu Dhabi.
Mohamed Al Rais, deputy managing director, Al Rais Travel
Mohamed Al Rais, deputy managing director, Al Rais Travel, speaks to Breaking Travel News at the World Travel & Tourism Council Global Summit in Abu Dhabi.
William Maloney, strategic consultant, Partner Concepts
William Maloney, strategic consultant, Partner Concepts speaks to Breaking Travel News at the World Travel & Tourism Council Global Summit in Abu Dhabi.
Brett Tollman, chief executive officer, The Travel Corporation
Brett Tollman, chief executive officer, The Travel Corporation speaks to Breaking Travel News at the World Travel & Tourism Council Global Summit in Abu Dhabi.
WTTC 2013: Global Summit heads for Hainan
Officials from Hainan have taken on the mantel of the World Travel & Tourism Council Global Summit as the 2013 event comes to a close in Abu Dhabi. Following two days of intense discussions at Jumeirah at Etihad Towers in the emirate, responsibility for the 2014 summit was symbolically passed to Yibo Chen, special representative, Hainan Tourism Commission, during the closing ceremony of the annual event.
WTTC 2013: Scowsill calls for public and private partnership
“The private and public sector must come together and focus on long term strategies, infrastructure and initiatives, not just short term goals, to ensure that our industry is ahead of the growth curve,” World Travel & Tourism president David Scowsill has argued. In his closing speech at the 13th WTTC Global Summit in Abu Dhabi, Scowsill explained that, by 2050, there will be three billion people enjoying middle class wealth – meaning more middle class consumers, enjoying more travel, creating more jobs and generating more GDP.
WTTC 2013: Etihad at vanguard of changing world
The global air travel map is being redrawn as new markets evolve, traditional markets decline and the airline industry reshapes itself to accommodate changing conditions, according to Etihad Airways’ president James Hogan. Speaking in Abu Dhabi today at the World Travel & Tourism Council Global Summit, Hogan told more than 800 senior travel executives that legacy airlines were unlikely to progress unless they radically changed the way in which they did business.
WTTC 2013: Solomons offers insight to Global Summit
Understanding your customers goes far beyond having a strong brand; while safety, cleanliness and a good night’s sleep remain the top three priorities for hotel guests, according to Richard Solomons, chief executive, Intercontinental Hotel Group. “We need to understand the customer better and make sure our brands describe and deliver what they want,” he explained.
WTTC 2013: Aviation takes centre stage at Global Summit
Government inaction and a lack of understanding of the positive long term economic impacts of international air traffic growth dominated discussion at the opening session of day two of the 13th annual World Travel & Tourism Council Global Summit. A panel of airline industry leaders reiterated the call for increased government support – and the abolition of passenger duty taxes - to navigate a route towards sustainable sector development.