Articles tagged “wttc”

Airlines

Air India to Add Over 400 Weekly Flights This Winter: India Report

Air India's decision to introduce more than 400 additional weekly flights this winter is intended to meet the growing demand for air travel. The move would hopefully also help keep airfares in check.

Ashvita Singh, Skift | 2 months ago

Air India to Add Over 400 Weekly Flights This Winter: India Report

News Blog

Accor CEO Advises Young Hotel Entrepreneurs on Scaling Up: WTTC Summit Video

If you want to enter the hospitality sector, start small and get financial support. But be aware that scaling up beyond a certain threshold can be tremendously hard. That was the advice from the head of one of the world's largest hotel groups, Accor chairman and group CEO Sébastien Bazin. "If it's your dream or…

Sean O'Neill | 2 months ago

Tourism

Africa’s Travel Opportunity: A Young, Rising Middle Class 

'Africa for Africa' might sound cliche, but industry stakeholders think its potential as a tourism strategy has yet to be fully tapped.

Selene Brophy | 2 months ago

Africa’s Travel Opportunity: A Young, Rising Middle Class 

Tourism

Philippines’ New Tourism Campaign Embraces Love for the Country

In the face of escalating tourism competition across Southeast Asia, Philippines is diving headfirst into the notion that love is what makes the world go around. The archipelago is wholeheartedly capitalizing on this powerful sentiment to propel its tourism sector to new heights.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 6 months ago

Philippines’ New Tourism Campaign Embraces Love for the Country

Tourism

India Daily: Tourism Sector on Track to Inject $200 Billion into Economy

The latest predictions from WTTC not only affirm India's status as a burgeoning tourism powerhouse, but also underscore the country's immense potential in the global tourism landscape.

Peden Doma Bhutia and Amrita Ghosh, Skift | 6 months ago

India Daily: Tourism Sector on Track to Inject $200 Billion into Economy

Tourism

Beach Destinations Face Hot Competition from Wider Post-Pandemic Tourist Growth

Beach destinations can't rely on the outdoor attributes that made them so attractive to the domestic market during the pandemic now that international travel is fully open and fear of cities has evaporated.

Dawit Habtemariam | 9 months ago

Beach Destinations Face Hot Competition from Wider Post-Pandemic Tourist Growth

Tourism

Skift India Daily: U.S.-India Visa Backlog Gets Urgent Help From U.S. Consulate

Tourism boards are sitting up and taking note of the possibilities that Indian outbound presents for the global tourism industry. Now if only visa issues could get resolved and airline capacity comes back.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 10 months ago

Skift India Daily: U.S.-India Visa Backlog Gets Urgent Help From U.S. Consulate

Hotels

Radisson CEO on Keeping a Brand Strategy Tight and Focused

Radisson is choosing quality over quantity when it comes to growing its brands. The hotel group CEO Federico González sees the importance of focusing on strategic geographical expansions while tuning to changing customer demands and sustainability basics for hotels.

Sherry Sun | 10 months ago

Radisson CEO on Keeping a Brand Strategy Tight and Focused

Announcements

Introducing an India Newsletter Covering Travel’s Fastest-Changing Market

If you're working in travel, India is no longer a market that you can afford to ignore. Let our Skift India newsletter help you to stay updated with all that you need to know about the travel, aviation and hospitality sectors, among others in the country.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 10 months ago

Introducing an India Newsletter Covering Travel’s Fastest-Changing Market

Tourism

Saudi Arabia Plans Massive Green Downtown for Riyadh

As Saudi Arabia looks to diversify its economy, the country is on a rapid urban expansion, ensuring that there's enough infrastructure to accommodate a growing number of tourists.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 10 months ago

Saudi Arabia Plans Massive Green Downtown for Riyadh