WTTC

24 Sep

70 Million in Travel & Tourism Lost Jobs Due to COVID-19: WTTC

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World Travel & Tourism Council Reveals Pandemic’s Heavy Toll on Woman and Youth in Travel & Tourism Jobs 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 woman and youth employment within the global Travel & Tourism sector. Almost 70 million people working in Travel & Tourism lost their jobs during the pandemic, but women and young people were disproportionately impacted because their roles were more likely to be in the worst affected areas such as hospitality and food…

04 Sep

John Kerry to Headline 2024 WTTC Global Summit in Perth, Australia

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The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has announced that the 68th U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, will be the keynote speaker at its upcoming Global Summit, scheduled to be held from October 8th to 10th in Perth, Western Australia. John Kerry, a prominent figure in international diplomacy, has a distinguished career that includes leading initiatives on nuclear non-proliferation and countering extremism. Notably, he signed the Paris Agreement on climate change on behalf of the United States in 2015. In 2021, Kerry was appointed as the first Special Presidential Envoy for Climate and became the first Principal to sit…