n recognition of the challenges faced by the travel and tourism industry, ICC and WTTC have released a Quick Restart Guide for Employers to provide businesses with recommendations for ensuring operational readiness, preparing staff and limiting risk of exposure to the virus within workplaces.
WTTC launches interactive COVID-19 Travel Demand Recovery Dashboard
A new in-depth data dashboard highlighting the recovery of travel demand across flights and hotels, as well as revealing the shifting intentions of travellers through online travel searches.
WTTC calls for leadership and strong international coordination
Only robust coordinated leadership will power the much-needed economic recovery.
Sri Lanka and Grenada received WTTC Safe Travels stamp for safety protocols
Popular holiday destinations Sri Lanka and Grenada, are among the latest destinations to begin using the world’s first ever global safety and hygiene stamp, launched recently by the World Travel & Tourism Council.
Hear from world-leading medical, epidemiology and public health experts
Top global scientists and health experts shared latest facts, science-based insights and best practices for living in a world with COVID-19.
UK is heading to ‘worst case scenario’
Nearly three million jobs in the UK – and 197 million worldwide in the Travel & Tourism sector globally – look set to be lost due to the collapse of travel, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council.
Governments should implement testing facilities at airports
WTTC is calling upon Governments around the world to begin a substantial programme of investment to ensure comprehensive testing facilities are implemented at airports, which will help prevent the spread of Covid-19 and see the return of safe travels.
WTTC launches Insurance Guidelines for the Travel & Tourism sector
The guidelines are designed to drive the return of safe, healthy and responsible travel and ensure the insurance sector is fit for purpose to operate for travellers in the ‘new normal’ of the COVID-19 world.
WTTC warns country-wide border closures could seriously stall global economic recovery
WTTC is urging authorities to take a more carefully calibrated approach and introduce localised measures, and only when necessary.
Travellers should ‘wear to care’ in the new normal
Mandatory mask-wearing will protect travellers and workers. People need to learn to live with COVID-19 until a vaccine is widely available
