World Travel and Tourism Council news

Nigel Huddleston, the UK's minister for tourism, will give a keynote speech at the 2021 Tourism Conference which takes place in London on 15 November. ... More

With certain turbulent times for the global tourism and visitor attractions sectors, governments around the world are implementing new emergency policies to support these crucial ... More

The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) has sent an open letter to the world's governments, with the organisation revealing that more than one million ... More

Holidaymakers could one day pay "significantly" more for flights in order to offset their carbon footprint, after it was discovered that global tourism's environmental effect ... More

Kerzner International Holdings, the international developer and operator of destination resorts, ultra-luxury hotels and residences, has appointed Jean-Gabriel Pérès as its new president and chief ... More

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the European Travel Commission (ETC), recently gathered a group of international experts in Budapest with a mission to better ... More

Speaking at the first Wellness Tourism Congress in New Delhi (5 October), Jean-Claude Baumgarten, former president of the World Travel and Tourism Council, explained to ... More

Sustainable tourism expert Costas Christ is to join Six Senses as sustainability ambassador – reinforcing the company’s commitment to sustainable tourism. The announcement of Christ’s ... More

Image: World tourism could generate US$2tn this year The leaders of the world's 20 leading economies (G20) have recognised the role of tourism in driving ... More

Image: UK tourism was worth £101bn last year The UK tourism sector contributes more to the economy than car manufacturing or mining, according to new ... More

Image: Tourism is to feature on G20 leaders' agenda G20 tourism ministers are to meet with industry organisations to finalise the proposed input to a ... More

A new report from the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) has claimed the £2.8bn Air Passenger Duty is currently doing "more harm than good" ... More

A new report from the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) has said the UK will be "increasingly reliant" on tourism this year as the ... More

Tourist resorts and hotels across the Maldives will be able to continue offering spa facilities after the government announced that it had overturned a ban ... More

Marriott International, Accor and InterContinental Hotels Group are among the hotel groups to join forces in a new initiative to reach consensus over the calculation ... More

Hilton Worldwide has entered into a new management agreement with Salim Group, which will see the group unveil its first Hilton Hotels and Resorts property ... More

Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharraf has underlined the importance of the tourism sector in driving forward the country's economic recovery over the coming months. Sharraf ... More

Christopher Rodrigues has been reappointed chair of British national tourism agency, VisitBritain. He said: "I am absolutely delighted to be reappointed to this challenging role ... More

Al Ain, UAE-based City Seasons Group of Hotels will open its fifth hotel – in Muscat, Oman – in the New Year. The 264 bedroom, ... More

The leisure industry has embraced Prime Minister David Cameron's pledge to place tourism "at the heart of plans to ensure the UK's economic recovery". In ... More

In a letter to Tessa Jowell, secretary of state for culture, media and sport, Prime Minister Tony Blair has laid out the seven priorities for ... More

The former chief executive officer of the English Tourism Council (ETC), Mary Lynch, has claimed that Britain’s tourism industry is not doing enough to prepare ... More