The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)’s 2018 Global Summit will be taking place in Buenos Aires, Argentina from April 18-19.Published on : Friday, March 16, 2018
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)’s 2018 Global Summit will be taking place in Buenos Aires, Argentina from April 18-19.
Industry leaders from public and private sector will discuss the theme of ‘Our People, Our World, Our Future’, and how the sector is placed to create sustainable jobs in an era of transformational technology, increasing environmental pressures, and rising security concerns.
This year’s event is organized along with the Ministry of Tourism of Argentina and the National Institute for Tourism Promotion (INPROTUR), the tourism agency of the city of Buenos Aires, the Argentine Chamber of Tourism.
There would be discussions on how the sector is preparing for the “future of work”, which is driven more and more by technology.
There would also be sessions on what is needed for Travel & Tourism growth to continue effectively and sustainably, including the use of technology like biometrics to increase travel safety and thereby facilitate travel, better growth management, the industry’s response to climate change and how to deal with crises such as pandemics, terrorism and natural disasters.
Leaders from the public and private sector, as well as academics and international organizations will be the speakers at the occasion. They would be discussing a vision of how to forge a common future for tourism.
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