Hospitality Net

APRIL 5, 2024

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) is projecting a record-breaking year for Travel & Tourism in 2024, with the sector’s global economic contribution set to reach an all-time high of $11.1 trillion.

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MARCH 8, 2024

To celebrate International Women’s Day, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) underscores the pivotal role of women in the global Travel & Tourism sector.

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JANUARY 29, 2024

Major new reports from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and Microsoft highlight the transformative power of AI (Artificial Intelligence) for Travel & Tourism, marking a commitment to a digital future with unparalleled customer experiences.

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APRIL 9, 2024

The World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) 2024 Economic Impact Research (EIR) revealed today that the U.S. Travel & Tourism sector has contributed more to the U.S. economy than any previous year on record, despite the slower return of international visitor spend.

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APRIL 30, 2024

Demand for travel to destinations across the Americas is on the rise, a new report released today by Amadeus in collaboration with UN Tourism shows.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University has joined hands with the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) to support the sustainable development of global tourism.

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JANUARY 11, 2024

Amadeus has joined the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance (the Alliance) to bring its travel expertise to the table in the quest to support a more prosperous and responsible hospitality sector.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) unveiled today its first-ever global Travel & Tourism report focussing on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) during its Global Summit, taking place in Kigali.

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Hospitality Net

MARCH 11, 2024

Travel Association President and CEO Geoff Freeman issued the following statement on the U.S. Senate passage of six government funding bills, which include funding for the office of the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism—following months of persistent advocacy from the U.S. travel industry.

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APRIL 12, 2024

To mark the first ever US – Japan Tourism Year, and in celebration of Airbnb’s mission to connect people from across the world through travel, Airbnb has pledged $1 million to fund a multi-year rural tourism exchange program between the US and Japan with an aim to strengthen economic opportunities through tourism in rural areas in both countries.

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JANUARY 15, 2024

Every tourism outfit and hotel are AI companies whether they realize it or not,” said Mr Barnett, who is also managing director C9 Hotelworks. AI is not a shadow cast over hospitality, it’s a bright shining light.”

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Hospitality Net

OCTOBER 26, 2023

In a defining moment for the global Travel & Tourism sector, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and the Sustainable Tourism Global Center (STGC) initiated by the Ministry of Tourism of Saudi Arabia today released the latest industry-shaping Environmental Impact Research data.

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Hospitality Net

MARCH 6, 2024

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) today launched a pioneering readiness roadmap, aiming to simplify sustainability reporting in the Travel & Tourism sector.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), today shed light on the substantial resurgence of China’s Travel & Tourism sector.

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JUNE 26, 2023

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) gathered leading Travel & Tourism stakeholders and G20 Ministers in a Public-Private Dialogue in Goa addressed the sector’s vast potential and challenges.

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JUNE 21, 2023

In an historic first, the world’s two leading Travel & Tourism organisations representing the global public and private sectors agreed to work together across a number of key objectives.

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Hospitality Net

APRIL 19, 2024

The World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) 2024 Economic Impact Research (EIR) has revealed a record-breaking year for Travel & Tourism in the UAE, with new peaks achieved across key metrics including the sector’s GDP contribution, jobs and visitor spend.

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Hotel Owner

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

It is a vision of a better tourism industry, with sustainability as a core value that underpins all businesses, with courageous leaders who use the power of business to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), advance circularity, contribute to conservation and operate with Net Zero emissions.

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Hotel Owner

JANUARY 9, 2023

Preferred Hotel Group, the parent company of the independent hotel brand, Preferred Hotels and Resorts; sustainable hotel brand Beyond Green, and travel and tourism consultancy brand, PTG Consulting has rebranded to Preferred Travel Group.

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AUGUST 25, 2023

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), together with WTTC members ForwardKeys and Mabrian Technologies, today unveiled new insights into the strong expansion of the U.S. Travel & Tourism sector.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2024

In a decisive move to shape the future of the Travel & Tourism sector, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) today issued a ‘Call to Action’, urging EU stakeholders to support a sector that employs over 22MN people and contributes €1.4TN to the European Union’s economy.

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Hospitality Net

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) partnered with Hotelbeds to bring sector leaders together in Palma, Mallorca, to delve into the ever-evolving dynamics of global Travel & Tourism.

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AUGUST 8, 2023

When it comes to food preparation and good food safety habits, however, being too relaxed can destroy a vacation or even terminate in hospitalization. As we learned during the Covid-19 pandemic health is an important part of tourism security. Likewise, food safety must be an essential component of a sustainable tourism industry.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) commemorated World Tourism Day in collaboration with the Puerto Rico Tourism Company, highlighting the exceptional growth and commitment of Puerto Rico in promoting sustainable travel.

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Hospitality Net

MARCH 20, 2024

In recent years, the landscape of tourism has undergone a flavorful transformation, with culinary tourism emerging as a prominent trend in the hospitality industry. This shift in travel preferences has presented a golden opportunity for hotels and restaurants to tap into the burgeoning market of food-loving travelers.

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Hospitality Net

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The Travel & Tourism sector entered 2023 like a marathon runner hitting the last six miles of a race. It fought its way through almost two years of the COVID-19 pandemic — only to be overwhelmed, as the disease waned, by an unprecedented surge in travel by people tired of quarantines and lockdowns. Are they ready for it?

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Hospitality Net

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) 2023 Economic Impact Research (EIR) today reveals the UK Travel & Tourism sector is forecast to exceed the 2019 peak this year.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2023

For our Powering Travel podcast series, Andreas Weissenborn, Vice President of Research and Advocacy at Destinations International, sat down with Expedia Group’s Brandon Ehrhardt, Vice President of B2B Marketing and Andy van der Feltz, Global Senior Director of Business Development to talk about the multiple ways destination marketing organizations (..)

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Hospitality Net

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

A thought leadership event exploring the significant untapped potential of retail tourism took place at La Roca Village, part of The Bicester Collection, in Barcelona today, concluding with a resounding call for attention to the importance of retail tourism.

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Hospitality Net

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

According to the report, ‘Unlocking Opportunities for Travel & Tourism Growth in Africa’, this potential growth is dependent on three key policies to unlock annualised growth of 6.5%, reaching a contribution of more than US$ 350BN.

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MARCH 6, 2024

At the Future Tracks section of the Convention he outlined his vision for the use of artificial intelligence in tourism under the heading of “Leadership, Innovation and the Future of Travel”: ”Back in the day my parents would go to a travel agency, where their interests were already known, and where they could be presented with suitable offers.

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Hospitality Net

JUNE 29, 2023

New figures from SiteMinder, Meituan and the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) reveal that over 1.3 million of the 11 million-plus international travellers to Thailand have this year arrived from China.

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Hospitality Net

JUNE 27, 2023

The World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) 2023 Economic Impact Research (EIR) today reveals the Greek Travel & Tourism sector is projected to near pre-pandemic levels this year.

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Lodging Magazine

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Brussels—Radisson Hotel Group joined the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) to drive forward the hospitality industry’s sustainability agenda and support the development of integrated sustainable tourism practices. Radisson Hotel Group’s membership in the GSTC […].

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AUGUST 24, 2023

The World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) Travel & Tourism Economic Impact 2023 Global Trends Report today reveals an encouraging resurgence in Travel & Tourism investment, overcoming pandemic setbacks and signalling a strong return to growth.

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Hospitality Net

JULY 26, 2023

Speaking at a panel session at the Hyatt Regency Pravets Resort in Bulgaria today, World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) President & CEO Julia Simpson revealed that the WTTC 2023 Economic Impact Research (EIR) today forecasts that 10% of the Bulgarian economy will come from Travel & Tourism by 2033.

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MARCH 13, 2024

The report sheds light on the evolving landscape of travel facilitation. It includes the Tourism Visa Openness Index that measures the degree to which destinations facilitate tourism and how open a country is in terms of visa facilitation for tourism purposes.

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