Articles tagged “wttc”

Airlines

British Airways boss says there will never be a third runway at Heathrow

Walsh outlines a bleak future for the UK, one in which the next billion tourists to traverse the globe skip over the island in favor of destinations with better access and easier entry.

James Ashton, The Independent | 11 years ago

Skift Originals

12 sustainable tourism pioneers changing the world of travel

Rafat Ali, Skift | 11 years ago

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SkiftStats: The troubled travel industries of Italy and Spain, in numbers

The next few years will still be painful for these two tourism giants, and political and economic troubles that continue will not help the tourism economy.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 11 years ago

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The world’s fastest growing countries in travel

Kyrgyzstan is big on our list of countries to go to in 2013, what's yours?

Rafat Ali, Skift | 11 years ago

Skift Originals

The world’s most tourism-dependent countries

Fascinating list, if only to understand how vital the links -- literally -- to the outside world are for these countries, for their own economic growth.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 11 years ago

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Will you be the billionth tourist to cross international lines on Dec. 13 this year?

As the huge Chinese, Indian, and other emerging middle classes spred worldwide, these numbers will only increase, with giant infrastructural, developmental, and policy issues in their wake.

Jim Forsyth, Reuters | 11 years ago

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Tourism leaders say EU’s wrong-headed tourism taxes will only hurt revenues

Despite the lure of quick cash benefits, WWTC urges the 27 EU finance ministers to reconsider impulsive tourism taxes that have proved in the long run to decrease revenue as travelers try to avoid fees -- or just travel less.

Skift | 12 years ago

Hotels

A new standard for eco-friendly hotels, courtesy of the World Travel & Tourism Council

Any reliable standards need to be enacted with the understanding that even fantastic hotels may fall short because of the demands of their location and clientele.

Skift | 12 years ago