by the Philippines after the pandemic. The hybrid World Travel and Tourism Council Global Summit, took place last month at the Grand Ballroom of the Manila Marriott Hotel.
In his opening remarks, WTTC Chairperson Arnold Donald mentioned the current crisis in Ukraine and reiterated the council’s stand for peace, as he thanked all the summit’s participants for helping rediscover travel. It is very interesting to learn that, here in the Asia-Pacific region alone, tourism accounted for 185 million jobs before the pandemic wreaked havoc on our industry, something that we, stakeholders, should now continuously work for, to bring those jobs back.
Another tourism dignitary who took to the stage was Julia Simpson, President and Chief Executive Officer of WTTC, who congratulated the travel and tourism sectors’ resilience which made them survive the several years of tourism inactivity.
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