The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) threw light on the considerable renaissance of China’s travel & tourism segment.

Retail tourism is playing a pivotal role in the recovery of the Travel & Tourism sector, which saw inbound tourism revenues surging by 82% in 2022.

WTTC remains committed to advocating for gender equality to foster an environment where women have equal opportunities.

WTTC also predicts that the industry will add more than 65,000 employment this year, bringing the total number of jobs lost due to the COVID 19 pandemic to reach almost 2.8 MN.

Last year, the Travel & Tourism sector’s GDP contribution grew by nearly two fifths (38.2%) to reach nearly €38 billion, representing 18.5% of the Greek economy.

The Middle East is the only place in the world where travel and tourism figures have surpassed pre-pandemic levels.

Despite the effects of the pandemic spanning into 2022 in China, WTTC is forecasting for the sector to create almost 11.5MN jobs this year, recovering one in two of the jobs lost to reach 74.7MN.

The leading B2B travel exhibition in the Middle East, ATM 2023 will take place at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) from May 1 to 4.

Made up of 12 key criteria, the Basics is accessible to all hotels to implement. It serves as a stepping-stone to more complex sustainability schemes and achieve greater sustainability across the industry.

WTTC studied the impact of the travel & tourism sector in four major cities across China; Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou, and Shanghai and found a mixed picture across the four city destinations.