travel performance
Travel & Tourism Set to Break All Records in 2024, Reveals WTTC
The World Travel & Tourism Council | April 4, 2024
Global GDP impact predicted to exceed $11 trillion in 2024 Unprecedented job numbers expected in the sector New York, U.S.: The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) is projecting a record-breaking year for Travel & Tourism in 2024, with the sector’s global economic contribution set to reach an all-time high of $11.1 trillion. According to the global tourism body’s 2024 Economic Impact Research (EIR), Travel & Tourism will contribute an additional $770BN over its previous record, stamping its authority as a global economic powerhouse, generating one in every 10 dollars worldwide. As the global sector soars past its ...
Travel Trends Index: Travel Posts Worst Overall Performance in Nine Months
U.S. Travel Association | August 6, 2019
Leisure travel growth offset by flat business segment and contraction in int'l inbound travel WASHINGTON -- August 6, 2019 -- Travel to and within the U.S. grew 2.4% year-over-year in June, according to the U.S. Travel Association's latest Travel Trends Index (TTI)—travel's worst performance since September 2018. Most concerning is the 0.8% contraction of international inbound travel, which brought the sector's six-month trend below zero for the first time since September 2015. This drop in international inbound travel follows Friday's news that travel employment tumbled in July, losing 2,500 jobs despite the relative strength of th...
