WTTC Statement on the Death of Henry Kissinger

The World Travel & Tourism Council | December 1, 2023

London, UK: The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) today acknowledges the influential contributions of American statesman Henry Kissinger in its founding. Kissinger's encouragement and support were instrumental in giving the Travel & Tourism sector a unified voice on the global stage. In the late 1980s, sector leaders, including James Robinson III of American Express, recognised the lack of awareness about Travel & Tourism’s economic impact within the sector and among governments. Despite being a major job provider, the sector was often seen as non-essential, with no collective data or unified representation. This led ...