Published on : Tuesday, April 3, 2018
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)’s 2018 Global Summit will be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 18-19 April. Industry leaders from public and private sector will be discussing the theme of ‘Our People, Our World, Our Future’, as well as how the sector would create sustainable jobs in an era of transformational technology, increasing environmental pressures, and in a time when security concerns are rampant.
This year’s event would be held in conjunction 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.
To quote Gloria Guevara Manzo, the President and CEO of WTTC, “This year’s WTTC Global Summit will bring together CEOs, ministers and representatives of the highest level of international organizations around a very relevant program that will highlight the enormous opportunity that travel and tourism offers our world. We will discuss and debate the challenges we face to turn this opportunity into reality, and develop practical actions to ensure that our sector is an agent of positive change in the world. A country that is full of tourism potential, Argentina is the ideal place to have this focused, energetic and meaningful conversation.”
During the summit, there would be discussions on how the sector is preparing for the “future of work”, which is driven more technology driven now. The speakers will reflect on the contribution of the sector in global sustainable development objectives.
There would also be sessions on what is needed for travel and tourism growth to continue effectively and sustainably, use of technology such as biometrics to increase travel safety and facilitate travel, better growth management, the industry’s response to climate change and how to increase resilience during crises such as pandemics, terrorism and natural disasters.
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