WTTC Launches 2013 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards

4 September 2012 The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) is inviting tourism businesses, organisations, and destinations worldwide to apply for its prestigious Tourism for Tomorrow Awards. Each year, the Tourism for Tomorrow Awards recognise global leadership in sustainable tourism best practices. Continue reading

Tourism a ‘force for good’, says WTTC CEO at close of Global Summit

23 April 2012 Tourism is a “force for good in the world that is respected and welcomed by all”, according to David Scowsill, President & CEO of the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) at the close of the Global Summit in Tokyo. In his closing speech to the assembled 1,200 delegates at the Global Summit, David said: “We are responsible for 255 million jobs, 6 trillion dollars, which is 9% global GDP – this makes us bigger than automotive, bigger than mining and bigger than manufacturing. For every one dollar spent in Travel & Tourism, we generate 3 dollars to the economy Continue reading