World Travel and Tourism Council - Wikipedia

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) is a forum for the travel and tourism industry. ... It is made up of members from the global business community and ... WorldTravelandTourismCouncil FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch WorldTravel&TourismCouncil(WTTC)TypeNon-profit,non-governmentalIndustryTravelandtourismFounded1990HeadquartersLondon,UnitedKingdomKeypeopleChristopherJNassetta,Chairman[1]GloriaGuevara,President,CEO[2]Websitewww.wttc.org TheWorldTravel&TourismCouncil(WTTC)isaforumforthetravelandtourismindustry.[3]Itismadeupofmembersfromtheglobalbusinesscommunityandworkswithgovernmentstoraiseawarenessaboutthetravelandtourismindustry.[3][4]Itisknownforbeingtheonlyforumtorepresenttheprivatesectorinallpartsoftheindustryworldwide.[5]Itsactivitiesincluderesearchontheeconomicandsocialimpactoftheindustryanditsorganisationofglobalandregionalsummitsfocusedonissuesanddevelopmentsrelevanttotheindustry.[6][4] Contents 1History 2Organisationandmembership 2.1Currentandpastpresidents 3Activities 3.1Research 3.2Summits 3.3Awards 4References 5Seealso History[edit] TheWTTCbeganinthe1980swithagroupofbusinessexecutivesledbyformerAmericanExpressCEOJamesD.RobinsonIII.[3]Thegroupwasformedtodiscussthetravelandtourismindustryandtheneedformoredatarelatingtotheimportanceofwhatsomebelievedwasanon-essentialindustry.[3]DiscussionsledtothefirstmeetingoftheWTTCinParis,Francein1989.ThefirstmeetingincludedaspeechbyformerUnitedStatesSecretaryofStateHenryKissingerwhosuggestedthatthetravelandtourismindustrywasnotwidelyrecognizedduetoitsnothavinganyorganisationorstructure.TheWTTCwasofficiallyestablishedin1990.[7] ThefirstannualgeneralmeetingtookplaceinWashington,DC,in1991,atwhichtimethecouncilwascomposedof32members.[7]Theseinitialmembersagreedontheneedforacommonefforttopromoteawarenessoftheeconomiccontributionmadebythetravelandtourismindustry.Thefoundingmembersprovidedinvestmentandsupporttoproduceeconomicdatathatcoulddemonstratetheimportanceoftheindustry.Theysharedaninterestinensuringgreaterinterestfromgovernmentsandpolicy-makersinordertoensurethesuccessoftravelandtourism.[7] RobertHBurnstookoveraschairmanoftheWTTCin1993,atwhichtimetherewere68members.Itbeganreleasingtourismimpactinformationaroundthesametime,[4]workingwithWhartonEconometricForecastingAssociatestodevelopthedata.TheWTTCformedagroupknownastheTourismSatelliteAccount(TSA)tocompileandreleasethedata.TheTSAwasrecognizedbytheUnitedNationsStatisticalCommissionin1999.Duringthe1990s,theWTTCexpandedtheactivitiesofthecounciltoincludeeducationandtraining,airtransportliberalisation,taxation,andsustainabledevelopment.ThenewactivitiesledtothecreationoftheWorldTravel&TourismHumanResourcesCentreinVancouverandtheWorldTravel&TourismTaxationPolicyCentreintheUnitedStates.[7] In1997,theWTTCorganisedthefirstGlobalTravelandTourismSummitinVilamoura,Portugal.[6]Membershipintheorganisationreached100thesameyear.[6]TwomoresummitswereheldinVilamourain2000and2003,whichwerefollowedwithannualmeetingsheldinvariouslocations.[7] In2013,theWTTCcreatedtheHotelCarbonMeasurementInitiativeinpartnershipwiththeInternationalTourismPartnership.[8][9] Organisationandmembership[edit] TheWTTCisheadquarteredinLondon.ThestaffareledbythepresidentandCEOofWTTC.Sevendirectorsheadthedifferentsectionsoftheorganisation.TheWTTCmembersarethechiefexecutives,presidents,orchairsofcompaniesfromdifferentsectorsandregionswithinthetravelandtourismindustry.TheWTTChastwomembershiptypes:globalmembersandregionalmembers.Italsohasacategoryforcompaniesthatprovideservicestotheindustry,referredtoasIndustryPartnership.[10] Currentandpastpresidents[edit] 1990–2001:GeoffreyLipman[11] 2001–2010:Jean-ClaudeBaumgarten[12] 2010–2017:DavidP.Scowsill[2][13] 2017–present:GloriaGuevaraManzo[14] 2021-present:JuliaSimpson Activities[edit] TonyBlairspeakingattheWTTCAsiaSummitinSouthKoreain2013. Research[edit] TheWTTCperformsandpublishesresearchinconjunctionwithOxfordEconomicsontheeconomicandsocialimpactofthetravelandtourismindustry.[5]ThefoundationoftheWTTC'sresearchactivityisasetofannuallyproducedTravel&TourismEconomicImpactReports.Theseincludeaglobalreportaswellas24regionaland184countryreports.ThereportscalculatetheeconomicimpactoftheindustryincludingthedirectandtotalGDPimpacts,directandindirectemployment,investment,andexports.[5]UsingmodelsbasedonTourismSatelliteAccounting,thecouncilreportsoneyearandtenyearforecastsfortheseimpacts.[15]ThisresearchisusedbymajorpublicationsincludingForbes[16]andBloombergNews.[17]ItalsosuppliescountryindicatorsfortheTravelandTourismCompetitivenessReport,areportpublishedbytheWorldEconomicForumthatranksselectednationsaccordingtotheTravelandTourismCompetitivenessIndex.[18][19] Summits[edit] DavidScowsillspeakingatthe2013GlobalSummit,AbuDhabi TheWTTCorganisesaglobalsummiteachyear,usuallyheldinApril,witharegionalsummitheldsometimeinthethirdquarter,withupto1,000individualsattendingeachyear.[20]Summitattendanceisbyinvitationonly. Awards[edit] InternationaljuryofexpertsmainlyfromWTTCfoundedin1993,theannualWorldTravelAwards.[21] In2004,theWTTCtookovertheTourismforTomorrowAwards.TheseawardswereinitiallycreatedbytheFederationofTourOperatorsin1989andtakenoverbyBritishAirwaysin1992.TheTourismforTomorrowAwardsareawardedinseveralcategoriestoencourageandacknowledgedevelopmentsinsustainabletourism.[22] References[edit] ^"Error404-Pagenotfound".WTTC.Retrieved19April2018.{{citeweb}}:Citeusesgenerictitle(help) ^ab"ConsejoMundialdeViajesyTurismonombraaGloriaGuevaracomoPresidenta".Milenio.1August2017.Retrieved2August2017. ^abcdTichy,NoelM.(1997).CorporateGlobalCitizenship:DoingBusinessinthePublicEye.LexingtonBooks.ISBN 9780787910952. ^abcBhatia,A.K.(2006).TheBusinessofTourism:ConceptsandStrategies.SterlingPublishersPvt.Ltd.ISBN 9788120731189. ^abcDwyer,Larry(2006).InternationalHandbookontheEconomicsofTourism.EdwardElgarPublishing.ISBN 9781847201638. ^abcWeissmann,Arnie(28May2003)."WTTC:Lookingfordaylightafteryellowflag".TravelWeekly.Retrieved6March2014. ^abcde"AHistoryoftheWorldTravel&TourismCouncil"(PDF).WTTC.Retrieved6March2014. ^"HotelCarbonMeasurementInitiative-15,000HotelsandRising-ByScottParisi".www.hotelnewsresource.com.Retrieved22October2019. ^readHower,Mike(7November2013)."HiltonWorldwideSaves$250MillionfromEnergyEfficiencyin4Years".SustainableBrands.Retrieved22October2019. ^WTTC.'IndustryPartners'.http://wttc.org/our-members/partners/(Accessed21.02.2014). ^"ProfileGeoffreyLipman".Retrieved6March2014. ^Alcantara,Nelson(25February2011)."Baumgartenreflectson11yearswithWTTC".GlobalTravelNews.Retrieved6March2014. ^Mouawad,Jad(14December2015)."U.S.AirlinesFaceUphillStruggleAgainstMideastRivals".TheNewYorkTimes.ISSN 0362-4331.Retrieved22October2019. ^"Organisation".WTTC.Retrieved22October2019. ^WTTC.'EconomicImpactResearch'.http://wttc.org/research/economic-impact-research/(Accessed21.02.2014) ^Fuller,Ed(3December2013)."ImpactoftheWorld'sTravel/TourismIndustryaddsuptomorethanawalkonthebeach".Forbes.Retrieved4March2014. ^Chrepa,Eleni(25February2014)."GreekTourismSetforAnotherRecordYear,IndustryBodySays".BloombergNews.Retrieved4March2014. ^Cha,Frances(14March2013)."World'sunfriendliestnationsfortourists?".CNNTravel.Retrieved6March2014. ^Blanke,Jennifer(2007).TheTravel&TourismCompetitivenessReport2007:FurthertheProcessofEconomicDevelopment.WorldEconomicForum.ISBN 9789295044012. ^Chun,Yao(28October2013)."2014WTTCGlobalSummittobeheldinSChina'sHainan".ThePeople'sDaily.Retrieved6March2014. ^Sloan,Philip;Legrand,Willy;Chen,JosephC.;Chen,JosephS.(2012).SustainabilityintheHospitalityIndustry:PrinciplesofSustainableOperations.Routledge.p. 289.ISBN 9780415531245. ^Tjolle,Valere(17September2013)."Tourismfortomorrowawardscallforentries".Travelmole.Retrieved6March2014. 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