Wttc Global Summit News
Barney Harford, chief executive, Orbitz
Barney Harford, chief executive, Orbitz, talks Breaking Travel News through the latest tourism industry tech trends.
Fumihiro Sakakibara, executive producer, Japan Association of Travel Agents Tourism Forum
Fumihiro Sakakibara, executive producer, Japan Association of Travel Agents Tourism Forum, tells Breaking Travel News the latest about the event.
Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour, minister of tourism, Egypt
Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour, minister of tourism, Egypt brings delegates at the World Travel & Tourism Council Global Summit up to date with the destination’s recovery following a year of political turmoil.
KG Udaya Imdrarathna, Executive Director Tourism Affairs, Dubai
KG Udaya Imdrarathna, Executive Director Tourism Affairs, Dubai talks about the developing travel sector in the United Arab Emirates.
Jens Thraenhart, chairman, PATA China
Jens Thraenhart, chairman, PATA China, brings Breaking Travel News all the latest from the Chinese inbound tourism market at the WTTC Global Summit.
Gary Chapman, president group services, Emirates Airlines
Emirates president of group services, Gary Chapman, talks to Breaking Travel News about the significance of global fuel prices, the emergence of the Middle East as an aviation hub and the new Skyline in London.
John Slosar, chief executive, Cathay Pacific
John Slosar, chief executive, Cathay Pacific brings Breaking Travel News the latest from the airline.
Brett Tollman, chief executive, The Travel Corporation
Brett Tollman, chief executive, The Travel Corporation talks to Breaking Travel News about the importance of trade bodies, such as the WTTC, in brining the industry’s message to governments around the world.
Abu Dhabi moves into the spotlight
Abu Dhabi has been named as the host destination for the 13th WTTC Global Summit, which will bring hundreds of international travel and tourism leaders to the UAE capital next year. This is the latest coup for the emirate, which beat all records and targets for guest arrivals in 2011. Breaking Travel News takes a look at some of the exciting developments on the horizon as Abu Dhabi moves into the spotlight.
WTTC hands over Global Summit hosting to Abu Dhabi
The World Travel & Tourism Council has officially handed over to Abu Dhabi the hosting rights for the 13th Global Summit to be held from 8th-10th April in 2013 following a ceremony at the close of the 2012 event. Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority and Etihad Airways are officially hosting next year’s Summit which will bring almost 1,000 international travel and tourism leaders to the UAE capital.
WTTC Global Summit 2012: Tourism now larger industry than automotive manufacturing
The global tourism industry is double the size of automotive manufacturing and roughly one-third larger than chemicals manufacturing, according to the latest research released by the World Travel & Tourism Council.
James Hogan named WTTC vice chairman for Middle East & Africa
The president and chief executive officer of Etihad Airways, James Hogan, has been named World Tourism and Travel Council’s vice chairman for the Middle East and Africa. The announcement was made at the WTTC Global Summit in Japan.