In 2024, the sector's global economic contribution of
#TravelAndTourism
is set to reach an all-time high of $11.1 trillion.💰🌍
Although the future is bright, we must ensure we grow in a responsible & sustainable way.
Explore the latest travel trends 👉
¡Somos un destino seguro! 👊🏻
El país cuenta con 8 protocolos de bioseguridad para la industria turística. Gracias a ellos y al buen manejo de la pandemia
#COVID19
,
@WTTC
nos otorgó el sello de seguridad para viajar. ✈
📍 Destinations with our
#SafeTravels
global safety & hygiene stamp:
Saudi 🇸🇦
Sevilla 🇪🇸
Slovenia 🇸🇮
Bulgaria 🇧🇬
Turkey 🇹🇷
Mexico 🇲🇽
Madrid 🇪🇸
Portugal 🇵🇹
Ontario 🇨🇦
Mauritius 🇲🇺
Baja California Sur 🇲🇽
Barcelona 🇪🇸
Yucatan 🇲🇽
Cancun 🇲🇽
“It is our great pleasure and honour to have been selected to host the 2023 WTTC summit in Kigali next year. We’re truly elated... Are you ready to experience Africa next?” - Clare Akamanzi, Rwanda Development
#GSRwanda
🇷🇼
...Next stop Rwanda!📍
WTTC is delighted to host its 23rd Global Summit in Rwanda next year. 🇷🇼
At our first African Global Summit, we are looking forward to welcoming top CEOs & international government ministers. 🌍
#GSRwanda
#TravelAndTourism
#WTTCEvents
@visitrwanda_now
During a visit to Rwanda, you can count on a warm welcome and dramatic scenery. Rich in biodiversity and wildlife throughout its volcanoes, montane rainforest, & sweeping plains. 🇷🇼🏞
Explore practical travel advice for visiting Rwanda 👉
@visitrwanda_now
Rwanda has made conscious efforts to be known as a country that values
#SustainableTourism
🇷🇼
As part of the government's Sustainable Development Policy, the country has committed to the development of green &
#RuralTourism
🦍
Explore more 👉
@RDBrwanda
Meet
#Seville
: A city to invest, a city to live and home to our 2019 Global Summit this April.
📜 History, heritage, culture, climate, quality of life, gastronomy …
📈 University, research, business, innovation, industry, creation …
#InvestInSeville
#GSSeville
#Changemakers
🇷🇼 At the heart of Rwanda's tourism strategy lie two vital pillars...
♻️ Ecotourism
🦍 Conservation
Blessed with breathtaking biodiversity, Rwanda has become a magnet for environmentally conscious travellers.
Explore more 👉
@visitrwanda_now
@RDBrwanda
Congratulations to Yvonne Makolo CEO
@FlyRwandAir
. As the first African Chair of
@IATA
she oversaw aviation’s return to profit post-pandemic. Yvonne highlighted Africa’s growth potential at
#IATAAGM
🛫👏
Our latest Economic Impact Research is out! This annual research shows Travel & Tourism’s contribution to world GDP outpaced the global economy for the seventh consecutive year in 2017. Read more at:
Stay at home, stay inspired and tell us your most amazing travel stories. Let’s keep the spark of travel alive, together. We’re proud to be
#TogetherInTravel
. ❤️
Did you know?... Rwanda has outlawed plastic bags across the country 🇷🇼
This proactive step has not only helped preserve their stunning natural landscapes but has also positioned Rwanda as a global leader in sustainable travel.
#PlasticBagFreeDay
@visitrwanda
@RDBrwanda
When we invest in our people, we invest in our future. 🌏
Michelle Umurungi, Dep. Managing Director of
@norrsken_org
, shares technology helps to create an environment that enables entrepreneurs succeed.
Watch
#GSRwanda
👉
@visitrwanda_now
@RDBrwanda
Today marks
#KwitaIzina
ceremony, where the newborn gorillas of Volcanoes National Park receive their names. 🦍🇷🇼
The ceremony celebrates conservation success, pays tribute to rich biodiversity, & reminds us of our responsibility to the planet.
@visitrwanda_now
@RDBrwanda
#Seville
is also Culture!
If you are coming to our Global Summit, don’t miss out on discovering Seville’s cultural spaces and its programming for all audiences available 365 days a year |
@sevillaciudad
#CulturaSev
#GSSeville
In Rwanda, conservationists are using
#WildlifeTourism
to support mountain gorillas. 🦍🇷🇼
The income generated from gorilla tourism is a significant source of funding for conservation & regional economies.
Find out more in our Nature Positive report 👉
What is travel? – Travel is a community. ❤️
Even when we have to stay apart, travel and the stories it creates will keep us
#TogetherInTravel
. 🌎 🌍 🌏
#FridayFeeling
#GSRwanda
kicked off yesterday & travel leaders gathered as we start a dialogue around Building Bridges to a Sustainable Future. 🛫🇷🇼
Today we hear from speakers including Justin Urquhart-Stewart &
@Arsenal
's Juliet Slot.
Join us virtually 👉
@RDBrwanda
WTTC &
@visitrwanda_now
are preparing to host the global Travel & Tourism community this November in Rwanda 🇷🇼
Hear directly from public & private sector leaders on the most pressing Travel & Tourism issues.
Register your interest 👉
#GSRwanda
@RDBrwanda
Regarded as one of the greatest African football players in history,
@didierdrogba
will join us at
#GSRwanda
& share his experience of growing up in the Ivory Coast & his continued fight for social progress.
Watch virtually 👉
@visitrwanda_now
@RDBrwanda
Today, we're celebrating
#WorldTourismDay
. A day to raise awareness on tourism’s contribution to social, cultural, political & economic values worldwide.
But do you really know what 24 hrs in Travel & Tourism look like?
"Travel & Tourism is the very essence of soft power - building bridges, building understanding, building compassion"
WTTC President & CEO, Julia Simpson, opens the WTTC Global Summit in Kigali. 🌏🇷🇼
#GSRwanda
#TravelAndTourism
@visitrwanda_now
@RDBrwanda
WTTC &
@visitrwanda_now
look forward to welcoming the world to Kigali this November to unite prominent figures from the international Travel & Tourism arena for the next WTTC Global Summit. 🇷🇼🦍
Register to attend virtually 👉
#TravelAndTourism
#GSRwanda
We're pleased to welcome Rosette Rugamba, Founder of
@LodgeSonga
to
#GSRwanda
🌏🇷🇼
Rosette is an accomplished thought leader who will share how the sector can grow more sustainably and inclusively.
Register to watch 👉
@visitrwanda_now
@RDBrwanda
‘For us the solution is the international testing protocol. Testing before departure and using that to remove the quarantine on arrival, allowing movement of people and international and business travel to resume. This is what is needed’.
@GGuevaraM
#Travel
#Tourism
#CNN
@CNN
"While protecting public health is paramount, blanket travel bans cannot be the answer. They have not worked in the past and they will not work now."
Press statement:
Our thoughts are with the people of Australia 🇦🇺 where firefighters are battling the most devastating bushfire season, where human lives & wildlife were lost.
📅 Save the date! 📅
The WTTC Global Summit 2023 is taking place this November in Kigali, Rwanda from 1st-3rd November. 🇷🇼
WTTC &
@visitrwanda_now
will welcome
#TravelAndTourism
voices from around the world to discuss what's next for the sector.✈️
#GSRwanda
#Travel
@rdb_rw
Buenos días
#Seville
! Are you ready for our Global Summit? 🇪🇸🌍
We are only minutes away from our opening ceremony, from where in the world are you joining our live stream?
#GSSeville
At the opening of
#GSRwanda
, WTTC President & CEO Julia Simpson revealed that the global Travel & Tourism sector is making a robust comeback, bouncing back to the pre-pandemic vigour of 2019.
📰 Read more 👉
@visitrwanda_now
@RDBrwanda
The 23rd WTTC Global Summit Rwanda saw... 🇷🇼👇
🏞 929 in person attendees
🌍 3,776 virtual registrations
🧳 +40 government representatives
🗺 70 Member companies represented
Check out all the content from
#GSRwanda
👉
@RDBrwanda
@visitrwanda_now
Can you guess where our Global Summit 2020 will be hosted?
A destination with rich history and culture, exceptional food, pristine beaches and majestic mountains...
🙌
#MondayMotivation
Travel & Tourism provides women with more opportunities for workforce participation, leadership, entrepreneurship and empowerment – becoming one of the sectors with the most female employees, particularly in developing countries.
1 day to go! 🇷🇼🧳
There's only one day to go until we welcome the international Travel & Tourism industry to Kigali, for
#GSRwanda
Don't miss out on WTTC's signature event, register now to join us virtually 👉
@visitrwanda_now
@RDBrwanda
#MondayMotivation
Travel and Tourism, when done sustainably and responsibly, can make the world a better place.
Travel is good for your physical wellbeing, your mental and emotional health too!
What's the last place you visit that made you happy?
#MentalHealth
#Sustainability
Lets recap the second day of
#GSRwanda
...
The international Travel & Tourism community gathered in Kigali, Rwanda for inspiring conversations around the current challenges and future opportunities for the industry.
Join virtually
#TravelAndTourism
'Safe Travels: Global Protocols for the New Normal' is out!
📄 🔗 .
🤝 We are working closely alongside our Members, government, health experts & other industry associations to achieve global recovery protocols from the COVID-19 pandemic.
#SafeTravels
📢 We are calling for governments to abandon the concept of ‘high-risk countries’ and instead focus on how individual ‘high-risk travellers’ are treated at borders.
📰 Full Press Release: .
For more than a year we have been working in WTTC with the government of Quintana Roo to develop the first Women Initiative for Travel & Tourism.
Join us as we launch the Women’s Initiative and sign the Cancun Women’s Empowerment Declaration to Support Women in Travel & Tourism.
#InTheNews
— Minister of Tourism of
#Egypt
🇪🇬,
@RaniaAlMashat
commended last week's announcement: “We welcome the return of British tourists to Sharm El-Sheikh. This announcement is a renewal of the ongoing cooperation between both nations.” ✔️👏
Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda, is known for its mountain gorilla trekking experiences, which not only help to conserve this endangered species, but also provide valuable job opportunities for locals.
Register for
#GSRwanda
👉
@visitrwanda_now
@RDBrwanda
It's
#TimeToAct
‼️
We are calling upon governments around the world to take immediate action to protect and preserve the Travel & Tourism sector.
📃 Help us spread the message – share, like & download our open letter: .
#COVID19
#FlattenTheCurve
At WTTC's Global Leaders' Dialogue, decision-makers shared their experiences and priorities in aligning investment with wider objectives related to nature, people, and communities.
Watch
#GSRwanda
virtually from tomorrow 👉
@visitrwanda_now
@RDBrwanda
🗺️ 👫 Every time you choose to travel, people all over the world positively benefit from Travel & Tourism.
✔️ Our sector can empower people, enable trade & investments and drive economies.
#TravelTuesday
#SafeTravels
@FlyRwandAir
CEO & chair of
@IATA
, Yvonne Makolo, will be joining us at
#GSRwanda
to discuss the solutions needed to tackle the challenges facing the aviation industry. 🛫🌏🇷🇼
Register now to watch the session virtually 👉
@visitrwanda_now
@RDBrwanda
WTTC's Global Summit in Rwanda sparked an exciting alliance, with Kigali and St. Louis forging a new Sister City Relationship! 🇷🇼🤝🇺🇸
A fantastic testament to the power of global connection.
#WTTC
#GlobalSummit
@RDBrwanda
@RwandaInUSA
When we celebrate our culture, we promote our story 🌏
Through his social enterprise Chefs in Africa, Congolese chef Dieuveil Malonga shares his commitment to showcasing the continent's gourmet rising stars.
Watch
#GSRwanda
👉
@visitrwanda_now
@RDBrwanda
🌎 WTTC's Global Summit will be the first face-to-face event in the Travel & Tourism industry since the pandemic & the first major live event in the sector this year.
🗓️ Join us on 25-27 Apr!
➡️ Register to attend virtually: .
#GSCancun
Watch
#GSRwanda
on-demand now 🇷🇼🌏 👉
Get ready for enlightening discussions about new and emerging markets, and how we can work together to promote sustainable travel that preserves our environment and biodiversity.
#TravelAndTourism
@visitrwanda_now
#MondayMotivation
Conscious tourism encourages more mindful experiences and interactions between the tourism industry, the local communities, travellers and the environment. Every tourism activity should become a path of personal growth between travellers and local communities.
The countdown to
#GSRwanda
is on! 🌏🇷🇼
Remember you can join us virtually & catch all of the content from the WTTC Global Summit by registering here 👉
#TravelAndTourism
#WTTCEvents
In just two weeks, Rwanda will welcome the world to the 23rd
@WTTC
Global Summit.
Taking place in Africa for the first time, the summit will discuss shaping a sustainable future for global travel and tourism.
🔗 Learn more and register to join us at
#MondayMotivation
Travel gives you opportunities to try new things and meet new people, helping you combat monotony. It also connects people and provides opportunities to learn about other cultures, while improving your overall tolerance and reduce frustration.
#Travel
#Tourism
The second day of
#GSRwanda
saw leaders explore key topics including travel facilitation & the impact of sports partnerships for destinations. 🇷🇼
Catch up on the content so far 👉
@visitrwanda_now
@RDBrwanda
Ahead of
#WorldTourismDay
we are releasing the 'Travel & Tourism 7 Year Power and Performance Report'. It outlines power and performance rankings which showcase countries that have been most successful in growing their tourism sectors across the board.
#Travel
&
#Tourism
is an essential tool for job creation across cities and a dynamic engine of employment opportunities.
On our latest city report, the sector directly created 1.1 million new jobs across the 73 cities in the study over the last 5 years. ✅
🌍 Today we launched an appeal with
@IATA
,
@UNWTO
,
@AfricanAirlines
and
@AirlinesAssocof
to international financial institutions, country development partners and international donors to support Africa's Travel & Tourism.
🙌
#MondayMotivation
: Travel & Tourism not only drives job creation but it supports sustainable economic growth, plays a role in reducing poverty, provides people with relevant skills for the future & supports the structures that create peaceful societies. 🌎 🌍 🌏
When we connect with the world around us, we grow together. 🌏
Daniel Niyonsaba, a senior guide at Volcanoes National Park, shares his experience of the connection between tourism & conservation.
Watch
#GSRwanda
👉
@visitrwanda_now
@RDBrwanda
🔴NOW: We are glad to have Claudia Cornejo - Minister of Foreign Commerce and Tourism, Government of Peru (
@MINCETUR
) - speaking at our weekly
#WTTCTaskforce
call:
After spending the week at the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh, in the company of His Excellency
@AhmedAlKhateeb
, Minister for Tourism for
@Saudi_MT
, we are delighted to announce
#SaudiArabia
as the host of our 22nd Global Summit.
➡️Press Release:
"The perception that you can't have economic growth and tackle climate change is a false dilemma. We can do both. We need to change the narrative." Former President of Mexico Felipe Calderón Hinojosa at
#GSSeville
🙌
#MondayMotivation
Inclusive Tourism is about putting people first and recognising that all people are unique in their abilities. It creates an environment where all people feel welcome and included, empowering them to sign up for new experiences.
#InclusiveTourism
Leading Tourism Ministers urge public and private sector to work together to save Travel & Tourism at WTTC Global Summit. The plea came at the Global Leaders Dialogue session at
#GSCancun
, in Cancun, Mexico.
Full press release:
#GSCancun
#WTTCSummit
🙌
#MondayMotivation
Sustainable tourism is based on a strong sense of civic responsibility, the desire to help other people live better lives, and also a desire to have a meaningful impact.
It is a way to make a difference in the world and help communities.
#Travel
#Tourism