WTTC: World Tourism to reach an all-time high in 2024 | $16 trillion contribution to the global economy over the next 10 years

The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) predicts that 2024 will be a record year for travel and tourism, with the sector’s global economic contribution reaching an all-time high of $11.1 trillion. While, by 2034, the industry will contribute an astonishing $16 trillion to the global economy. According to the World Tourism Organization’s Economic Impact […]

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The move of FTI manager Jan Mayer to Alltours

FTI Group’s Chief Product Officer will be moved additionally to competitor Alltours Flugreisen as CEO. Jan Mayer will head the travel and commercial divisions of the tour operator. According to Alltours, Mayer will move to Düsseldorf on 1 June. In his new role as Managing Director, he will be responsible for flight and hotel purchasing […]

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DER Touristik: Greece among the three best sellers destinations | “Galloping” bookings at +47% this summer season

Following the good performance of early bookings in autumn 2023, DER Touristik reports an impressive 47% increase in bookings for the 2024 summer season compared to the previous year, and an equally impressive 33% increase in customer numbers. In this context, high demand is being recorded for Greece, Turkey and Spain. The summer destinations with […]

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UNWTO: International tourism consolidates strong recovery amidst growing challenges

International tourism continues to show signs of a strong and steady recovery from the impact of the pandemic despite significant mounting economic and geopolitical challenges. According to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, international tourism saw a strong rebound in the first five months of 2022, with almost 250 million international arrivals recorded. This compares […]

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WTTC: U.S. Travel & Tourism saw labor shortfall of almost 700,000 in 2021

A new analysis of staff shortages by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), which represents the global private Travel & Tourism sector, reveals the sector realized a U.S. labor shortfall of almost 700,000 workers during 2021. According to the report, the outlook for 2022 is only slightly more positive, with approximately 480,000 direct* U.S. Travel […]

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Tourist arrivals down 87% in January 2021 as UNWTO calls for stronger ccordination to restart tourism

The devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global tourism has carried on into 2021, with new data showing an 87% fall in international tourist arrivals in January as compared to 2020. The outlook for the rest of the year remain cautious as the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) continues to call for stronger coordination on […]

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Tourism back to 1990 levels as arrivals fall by more than 70%

According to the latest tourism data from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), destinations welcomed 900 million fewer international tourists between January and October when compared with the same period of 2019. This translates into a loss of US$ 935 billion in export revenues from international tourism, more than 10 times the loss in 2009 under the impact of the global […]

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UNWTO, ONCE Foundation and ENAT call for the reopening of tourism destinations to cater for the needs of people with disabilities

According to the newest data from UNWTO, 40% of global destinations have now eased restrictions on travel introduced in response to COVID0-19. Now, with tourism steadily returning, UNWTO has joined disabled people’s organizations and organizations from across civil society to design a basic set of recommendations aimed at maintaining the ethos of “Accessible Tourism for All” in the […]

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European Tourism Manifesto alliance: European Commission guidelines are paving the way to recovery for the European tourism sector from the COVID-19 crisis

The European Tourism Manifesto alliance, the voice of the European travel and tourism sector, has issued a statement on the European Commission’s guidance on how to safely resume travel and reboot Europe’s tourism in 2020 and beyond. European travel and tourism is one of the ecosystems most affected by the coronavirus crisis. The European Tourism […]

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UNWTO: The 3 scenarios for international Tourism|International Tourist Numbers Could Fall 60-80% in 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a 22% fall in international tourist arrivals during the first quarter of 2020, the latest data from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) shows. According to the United Nations specialized agency, the crisis could lead to an annual decline of between 60% and 80% when compared with 2019 figures. This places […]

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