Saudi Arabia to host 22nd WTTC Global Summit in 2022

The global organization representing the private tourism and travel sector, World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has announced that its 22nd Global Summit will be held in Riyadh later next year.

The event is considered to be one of the most important travel and tourism events in the world. According to the statement, “Its location in Saudi Arabia will reflect how the Kingdom has been able to redesign and prioritize tourism to make it safer, more sustainable and more inclusive.”

According to a new study, tourism in the Middle East is expanding at a higher rate than in Europe and Latin America, with growth expected to reach 27 percent by the end of this year.

“Since the very beginning, when the pandemic brought international travel to an almost complete standstill, Saudi Arabia has shown its total commitment to our sector, ensuring it has remained at the forefront of the global agenda. It has been instrumental in leading the recovery of a sector which is critical to economies, jobs, and livelihoods around the world. For that, we are grateful and want to recognize their incredible efforts by bringing the Global Travel & Tourism sector to the Kingdom next year.”

Saudi’s Minister of Tourism Mr. Ahmed Al Khateeb welcomed the decision to hold the next World Tourism Organization Global Summit in Kingdom in 2022.

“This is a critical forum for the private sector and government to come together to redesign tourism for the future, and it is fantastic to hold this event in the Kingdom. This is recognition of Saudi leadership to help the global tourism sector recover, and importantly, become more sustainable. I look forward to welcoming all WTTC Members next year,” Mr. Al Khateeb added.

As per the statement, the event in Saudi Arabia will follow the next highly anticipated Global Summit which is taking place in Manila, Philippines, from 14 to 16 March 2022.

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