World Travel & Tourism Council

More than 10 million foreign tourists have already arrived by air in the Turkish holiday hotspot Antalya this year.

The number of foreign visitors between Jan. 1 and Aug. 22 increased by 20 percent from a year earlier, according to the provincial directorate of culture and tourism.

Tourism will bring the Greek economy an income of 39.2 billion euros this year, just 4% lower than the pre-pandemic high of €40.8 billion in 2019, according to the Economic Impact Research of the World Travel & Tourism Council.

The World Travel & Tourism Council on Friday called for governments to abandon the concept of "high-risk countries" and instead focus on how individual "high-risk travelers" are treated at borders.

The WTTC, which represents the global travel and tourism private sector, is urging governments around the world to shift their focus from whole countries toward individual travelers. 

According to the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) 1 in every 10 working positions, 3,3% more than last year, globally is linked directly or indirectly with tourist activities.

It is the 6th year in a row that the growth of the tourist industry exceeded that of the world economy.

In 2015, global travel and tourism sector added 7.2 million jobs to the global economy and contributed over $ 7.2 trillion in GDP, according to the latest economic impact report of the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). 

Travel and tourism sectors generated, either directly or indirectly, $96 billion of Turkey?s GDP in 2014, making its direct contribution to GDP impact greater than many sectors except for the retail and agriculture sectors, according to a recent report by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC).

The Bulgarian Black Sea town of Sozopol is among the finalists contending for the Tourism for Tomorrow Awards this year, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)'s website.

By Stathis Kousounis

Greece’s travel and tourism sector will enjoy growth of 3 percent this year compared with 2013, when the sector’s contribution in the country’s gross domestic product amounted to 28.3 billion euros or 16.3 percent, according to a report by the World Travel & Tourism Council.