World Travel & Tourism Council & UNWTO Sign Historic MOU
In a historic first, the world’s two leading Travel & Tourism organizations representing the global public and private sectors agreed to work together across a number of key objectives. The Memorandum of Understanding, signed today by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and the World Tourism Organization of the United Nations (UNWTO) at the G20 Ministerial […]
Singapore Airlines named World’s Best Airline at 2023 World Airline Awards by Skytrax
Singapore Airlines has been voted the World’s Best Airline at the 2023 World Airline Awards, the fifth time that the airline has scooped the Airline of the Year title in the 23 year history of the awards. The 2023 World Airline Awards have been announced in a gala ceremony held in the iconic Air and Space Museum at the […]
Japan’s Travel & Tourism sector nears pre-pandemic recovery despite lengthy restrictions
London, UK: The World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) 2023 Economic Impact Research (EIR) reveals Japan’s Travel & Tourism sector’s GDP contribution is forecast to reach USD 285.5 billion (JPY 37.6 trillion) this year. This figure is only 6.8% shy of to the 2019 pre-pandemic high of USD 306.5 billion (JPY 40.3 trillion), and by the […]
ACI: Passenger traffic comes closest yet to full recovery
Brussels: The air traffic report for April 2023 released by European airport trade body ACI EUROPE shows passenger traffic made further gains towards a full recovery but with wide performance divergence across the continent. Passenger traffic in the European airport network grew by +21.1% in April compared to the same month last year. Considering that travel restrictions had […]
China’s Travel & Tourism sector forecast to see swift post-pandemic recovery despite prolonged restrictions
Guangzhou, China: The World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) 2023 Economic Impact Research (EIR) today reveals China’s Travel & Tourism sector’s GDP contribution is forecast to grow more than 150% this year. The sector is set to contribute CNY 9.9TN to the economy this year, edging closer to the 2019 pre-pandemic high of CNY 12.27TN. Despite […]
Unwto’s Middle East Members Meet In Jordan
The 49th meeting of the UNWTO Regional Commission for the Middle East brought high-level delegations from 12 countries together at the Dead Sea, in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, to assess the current state of tourism in the region and advance shared plans for its future. Middle East: First Region to Exceed Pre-Pandemic Levels According […]
European aviation industry calls for swift adoption of ReFuelEU Aviation Regulation
Sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) key to reaching Net Zero Brussels: Sustainable aviation is a shared goal across societies, industries, and economies. It is right and proper that this crucial debate is had, and is had publicly. In light of scrutiny of the issue over the past few days, the five leading European aviation associations which are close […]
Tourism’s Potential For Mountain Ecosystems And Communities Outlined In New Report
While mountain tourism has become an increasingly relevant motivation for travel, data on its size and impact remains scarce, a new report from the UN agencies the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the Mountain Partnership (MP) makes clear. Mountain tourism represents between 9 and 16% of […]
IATA Statement On The End Of COVID As An International Public Health Emergency
Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) responded to a statement from the Director General of the World Health Organization at the conclusion of the 15th meeting of the International Health Regulations, in which he declared that COVID was no longer a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). IATA Deputy Director-General Conrad Clifford said: […]
IATA: Air Travel Growth Continues in March’23
Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced strong demand growth in air travel for March 2023. Total traffic in March 2023 (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 52.4% compared to March 2022. Globally, traffic is now at 88.0% of March 2019 levels. Domestic traffic for March rose 34.1% compared to the year-ago period. Total […]
