Central & South America

UNWTO will focus on five pillars for the period 2018-2019: innovation and the digital transformation; investments and entrepreneurship; education and employment; safe, secure and seamless travel; and social, cultural and environmental sustainability.

Reviews from other guests are perceived as particularly valuable because they represent “real experiences”.

In addition to SATS Ltd, iboardings.com and Assaia  were also shortlisted by the jury to present their projects at IGHC, where more than 700 delegates voted for their preferred innovation project.

For a hotel in Asia, travellers booking within five weeks of their trip can save as much as 22%, compared to early year peak rates.

Egypt and Saudi Arabia remain constant at #1 and #2 destinations overall. India at #3 and Turkey #4 are both up one position on the ladder vs Q1 2017. UK is #1 European destination with Russia dubbed as the biggest climber.

Global flyer reviews reveal Singapore Airlines as best in the world; Southwest is top U.S. airline.

2017 was a bumper year for the global Travel & Tourism sector, which grew at 4.6%, much faster than the economy as a whole (3% growth during 2017). Its role as a driver of prosperity is clear, as the sector created 7 million new jobs in 2017, 1 in 5 of all new jobs across the world.

Argentina will conduct a Destination Presentation on 21 March during the events’ dedicated 2-day Associations programme, showcasing meeting destinations and the subventions available for organisers.

Top Destinations in demand include Spain, UK, France, China, Indonesia and Hong Kong

With the theme “2025 Silk Road Tourism Agenda”; the Ministers and Heads of the National Tourism Administrations shared their main ideas and strategies, which bring together 34 countries, Malaysia having become the latest member to join this initiative spearheaded by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).