retail tourism
Retail Tourism Represented US$178BN Accounting for 6% of Travel & Tourism’s GDP in 2019
The World Travel & Tourism Council | September 8, 2023
Barcelona, Spain: The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has today launched “Global Retail Tourism: Trends and Insights”, a report set to change the way we think about shopping tourism. The joint research between WTTC and the Hospitality & Tourism Research Centre of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, in collaboration with The Bicester Collection, was published during an event which took place at La Roca Village, part of The Bicester Collection, in Barcelona, Spain, to coincide with the Village’s 25th anniversary. In 2019, retail tourism represented a substantial US$178BN, comprising 6% of the Travel & Tourism se...
U.S. Remains Most Popular Destination for Shopaholics
The World Travel & Tourism Council | August 23, 2023
U.S. positioned as largest contributor of retail tourism to GDP WTTC ‘Retail Report’ to launch 7th September Las Vegas, U.S.: According to the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), the U.S. remains the preferred choice for shopping holidaymakers, as revealed at Virtuoso Travel Week, taking place in Las Vegas, from 13 to 18 August. “Retail tourism is a thriving market segment of the Travel & Tourism sector in the U.S.”, said WTTC President & CEO, Julia Simpson, during her participation at the event today. The joint research collaboration between WTTC and the Hospitality and Tourism Research Centre of The Hon...
