Julia Simpson

The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) launched the second edition of its groundbreaking Net Zero Roadmap for Travel & Tourism on Wednesday, 20th November, at COP29 in Baku,…

The World Travel and Tourism Council announced that its 2025 WTTC Global Summit will be held in Rome, Italy.

A new report by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) reveals that Oceania’s Travel & Tourism sector could inject an additional US$112BN to the region’s economy by 2034, bringing…

ForwardKeys announced that tourism in the Asia Pacific is driving the current resurgence in global tourist arrivals.

The latest report from the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) hints that Oceania’s travel and tourism sector could boost the Asia-Pacific economy by US$112 billion by the end of the…

The 24th World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) Global Summit officially opened today, 8th October in Perth, Western Australia.

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), in collaboration with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Tourism, launched a new report revealing the stark impact of the pandemic on…

The WTTC announced that John Kerry, the United States’ 68th secretary of state, will headline the 2024 WTTC Global Summit in Australia this October.

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) celebrates yet another milestone as over 5,000 properties across more than 80 countries have now embraced its Hotel Sustainability Basics …

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has announced its latest round of high-profile speakers for its upcoming Global Summit, featuring top leaders from the world’s leading Travel…

The World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) 2024 Economic Impact Research (EIR) has revealed a record-breaking year for Travel & Tourism in Saudi Arabia, with new records in GDP…

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has announced that its Hotel Sustainability Basics (Basics) has achieved a significant milestone, with 3,400 properties now verified across…

New reports from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and Microsoft highlights the transformative power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its role in shaping the future of Travel…

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…

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

From Mexico to Mauritius, Basics is now a globally recognised scheme to verify hotels’ green credentials.

The impact of advanced technologies and changing consumer expectations, and the need for greater collaboration to drive sustainable investments in the aviation sector, dominated discussions…

In a decisive move to shape the future of the Travel & Tourism sector, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)  issued a ‘Call to Action’, urging EU stakeholders to support a…

In a joint effort to promote sustainability in the Travel & Tourism sector, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and Biosphere have inked a partnership to promote sustainability…

Latest flight booking data from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and its knowledge partner ForwardKeys, shows France is set to keep its pole position as the world’s most popular…

New research from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and Sustainable Tourism Global Center (STGC), initiated by the Ministry of Tourism of Saudi Arabia, reveals that the global…

Governments, SAF producers, investors and all stakeholders need to collaborate to accelerate the development and adoption of SAF

World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and the Sustainable Tourism Global Center (STGC) initiated by the Ministry of Tourism of Saudi Arabia  released the latest industry-shaping…

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) have announced a major new partnership, aligning to establish a structured framework for hotel…

In a milestone event that promises to reshape the contours of the global Travel & Tourism sector, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) unveils the bold theme and agenda for…

In a significant milestone, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and the Ministry of Tourism of Saudi Arabia have announced the extension of their partnership through the signing of…

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) is pleased to announce Jin Jiang, a prominent player in the global hospitality industry, has joined WTTC’s Hotel Sustainability Basics…

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

 The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has launched “Global Retail Tourism: Trends and Insights”, a report set to change the way we think about shopping tourism.

According to the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), the U.S. remains the preferred choice for shopping holidaymakers, as revealed at Virtuoso Travel Week, taking place in Las Vegas,…

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

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.…

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has today called on governments around the world to “get serious” on incentivizing Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production and set ambitious…

 A new report from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has revealed strong signs of recovery of the economic impact from Travel & Tourism in the five city ‘powerhouses’ of…

A major new report by World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and Trip.com Group, together with Deloitte, reveals a heightened appetite for sustainable tourism amongst consumers, with 69%…

New research from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) reveals French capital Paris as the world’s most powerful city destination but predicts it will be overtaken by Beijing by…

WTTC Photo Story: World Travel & Tourism Council Global Summit opens with its Global Leaders Dialogue

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) launched its Cities Economic Impact Report (EIR) at the 22nd Global Summit in Riyadh.

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has unveiled ground-breaking new data detailing the climate footprint of the global Travel & Tourism sector.

As the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) opens its 22nd Global Summit in Riyadh, a new global consumer survey has revealed that the appetite for international travel is now at its…

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) unveils Ban Ki-Moon as its first major speaker for its upcoming Global Summit in Saudi Arabia, taking place between 28 November and 1 December.

Gaurav Bhatnagar, Co-Founder of TBO.COM, the travel distribution platform, has joined the Executive Committee of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC). 

The 22nd World Travel and Tourism (WTTC) Global Summit to take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 28 November to 1 December 2022.

Attending the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) Assembly in Montreal, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) is calling on all governments to urgently agree an…

The Travel & Tourism private sector was invited to the G20 Tourism Ministers’ meeting, when the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) addressed the Group of Twenty in Bali,…

The World Travel & Tourism Council(WTTC) reacts to the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

The latest World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) Economic Trends Report reveals the U.S. remains the world’s biggest and most powerful Travel & Tourism market.

World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) welcomes the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and its numerous business-smart clean energy tax incentives expansions and extensions.

The forecast from WTTC’s Economic Impact Report (EIR) shows the sector’s contribution to Japan’s GDP could reach nearly ¥40 trillion by the end of 2023

The report, ‘Enhancing Resilience to Create Sustainability in Destinations’, created with ICF, WTTC’s industry partner and a renowned global consultancy and digital services provider,…

WTTC) latest Economic Impact Report (EIR) reveals Europe’s travel and tourism sector is expected to create up to eight million new jobs within the next decade

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) forecast a major increase in global international flights bookings as international travel takes off

WTTC data revealed a huge disparity between forward flight bookings for outbound and inbound UK travel

WTTC unveils its speakers for its upcoming Global Summit in Manila, which includes Indonesian/Dutch activist Melati Wijsen and South Korean politician Ban Ki-Moon who served as the eighth…

WTTC has announced its highly anticipated 21st Global Summit will now take place in Manila, Philippines, from 20-22 April 2022

Latest research from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) reveals the United States tourism sector could experience year-over-year growth of 36 per cent in 2021

New research from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) reveals France’s travel and tourism sector’s recovery could achieve a growth of 34.9% this year

business travel spending looks set to rise by more than a quarter this year and reach two thirds of pre-pandemic levels by 2022, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)

World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), which represents the global travel and tourism sector, has announced its 22nd Global Summit will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, at the end of…

More than 400 destinations around the world now hold the World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) ‘Safe Travels’ stamp, with New Zealand, Switzerland, and Oman among the latest major…

World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has called upon the UK government to finally bring an end to the widely discredited travel traffic light system

WTTC announces the departure of current CEO Gloria Guevara and appointment of IAG executive committee member, Julia Simpson, as its president and CEO, effective 15 August