EIR
France to Keep Its Crown as Most Popular Destination for International Visitors, Reveals WTTC
World Travel & Tourism Council | January 15, 2024
New data shows arrivals on brink of sector high Seat capacity to surpass pre-pandemic levels Nice surges as a key destination Paris, France: Latest flight booking data from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and its knowledge partner ForwardKeys, shows France is set to keep its pole position as the world’s most popular destination for international arrivals this year. The research reveals a positive outlook for France's inbound travel, with arrivals set to almost reach pre-pandemic highs this year. During her participation at the Destination France event taking place in Chantilly and hosted by President Macron, ...
Portuguese Travel & Tourism Sector Set to Reach Record-Breaking High This Year, Says WTTC
WTTC | July 13, 2023
London, UK: The World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) 2023 Economic Impact Research (EIR) today reveals the Portuguese Travel & Tourism sector is projected to exceed the 2019 peak this year. According to the report, the sector is set to contribute €40.4 billion to the Portuguese economy by the end of 2023, surpassing the 2019 pre-pandemic high of €40.1 billion. WTTC is also forecasting that the sector will create around 30,000 jobs this year, only 68,000 jobs below the 2019 level of just over one million, to reach 950,000 employed by Travel & Tourism. A look back on last year Last year, the Travel & Touris...
WTTC Research Reveals Travel & Tourism Sector’s Contribution to UK GDP Slumped a Shocking £148 Billion in 2020
WTTC | April 7, 2021
London, UK - April 7, 2021 - The World Travel & Tourism Council’s annual Economic Impact Report (EIR) today reveals that the dramatic collapse of the UK’s Travel & Tourism sector has wiped out a staggering £148 billion from the UK economy. The annual EIR from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), which represents the global Travel & Tourism private sector, shows the sector’s contribution to GDP, dropped by a precipitous 62.3%. Travel & Tourism GDP fell from £238 billion (10.1%) in 2019 before the pandemic struck, to just £90 billion (4.2%), a mere 12 months later, in 2020. The year of crippling ...
