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The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), the global body that represents the private sector of the Travel & Tourism industry, today commends the Portuguese Government for recognising the importance of the sector to the overall economy, and making it a priority which has resulted in the Travel & Tourism sector growing 8.1% in 2018, contributing €38.4BN (US$45.5BN) to the nation’s economy. 

While reading remains a top activity for people waiting for their flights at the airport, the number of people doing so has dropped significantly. 

The global travel industry is expected to reach close to US$3 trillion and grow by 3.3% by 2024, according to new research released by the global market research company Euromonitor International.

The World Travel & Tourism Council [WTTC], the global body that represents the private sector of the Travel & Tourism industry, in conjunction with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change [UNFCCC], brought together over 50 CEOs, Heads of State, ministers and industry leaders at its first-ever Climate and Environment Action Forum this past week and called for climate-neutrality by 2050.

The Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Zurab Pololikashvili, and the CEO of Iberia, Luis Gallego, have signed a cooperation agreement in favor of sustainable tourism, at the headquarters of the airline.

European Commission today announced that the city of Nantes in north-west France is the European Capital of Innovation 2019. The title was awarded to Nantes in recognition for its outstanding ability to harness innovation to improve the lives of its citizens and its open and collaborative governance model.

Hawaii is known for having some of the most beautiful and picturesque beaches in the world -- and it’s everyone’s responsibility to help keep them that way. A remote area on Hawaii Island’s southeast coast is littered with trash and marine debris carried by currents and trade winds.

Established by the Travel Promotion Act in 2010, and reauthorized in 2014, Brand USA is the public-private partnership responsible for promoting the U.S. as a travel destination and communicating official visa and entry policies to international leisure and business travelers.

Thailand is set to become an unintended beneficiary of the current turbulent trade relations between the world’s two most powerful economies.

70 percent of mentored small businesses survive past the five-year mark—nearly twice the rate of non-mentored businesses. as part of a shared commitment to empower small businesses, Mastercard and Bank of America are announcing the third annual Grow Your Biz Contest.

The Economist Intelligence Unit announced the world’s safest cities in 2019. Tokyo has again been named the world’s safest city this year. The EIU’s Safe Cities Index 2019 (SCI) ranks 60 cities across 57 indicators covering digital security, health security, infrastructure security, and personal security.

Business performance is greatly important to the success of any company. As the speed of business and the rate of change increases in the internet age, businesses cannot afford to get left behind. Maintaining the same level of performance year in, year out, is no longer sufficient. Companies must strive to do better and outperform their peers.

The governor of the State of Yucatán, Mauricio Vila Dosal, signed the agreement "Tourism as the Engine of Prosperity," joining forces with the governors of the Mexican states of Aguascalientes, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Durango, Guanajuato, Querétaro, Quintana Roo and Tamaulipas.

The proliferation of online enterprise has opened the world of business up to a bigger audience than ever before. Entrepreneurs have the power to build their own companies and scale them into powerful brands, starting with little more than a laptop and an internet connection.