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Riviera Maya

Riviera Maya, Mexico

Mexico to host WTTC’s first Regional Summit

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) will hold its first Regional Summit on 16-18 May in 2012 in Riviera Maya, hosted by Felipe Calderón, President of Mexico.

In partnership with the Mexican Secretaría de Turismo (SECTUR), WTTC will invite high-level delegates from the public and private sector to debate a range of global Travel & Tourism issues in the Americas regional context. The WTTC Americas Summit will cover North, Central, South America and the Caribbean. It will be held immediately after the T20 Ministers Meeting, which will be held on 14-15 May 2012 in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. T20 Ministers, Ministers of Tourism from the region, NTOs, private and public sector companies will participate in the Summit.

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Monthly Updates

Travel & Tourism indicators grew strongly throughout 2011 but signs of a slowdown are now appearing in the latest monthly data

With the exception of a few countries (notably the US and China) GDP and consumer spending forecasts for 2012 were downgraded again in December

We campaign for

Freedom to Travel

The right of people to travel safely, securely and efficiently across international borders.

We call on governments to adopt smarter visa and border security policies to promote Travel & Tourism as a driver of jobs and economic growth. It is time for a fundamental change in the minds of governments - balancing security needs with freedom to travel by moving away from the current approach to a faster implementation of visa waiver and trusted traveller programmes.

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Policies for Growth

Regulatory interventions which support the growth of Travel & Tourism through the creation of a competitive business environment.

Despite challenges to economic growth, the Travel & Tourism industry is still expected to be one of the world's fastest growing sectors. But it must have clear support from governments, if its full potential to create jobs, increase exports and stimulate investment is to be realised.

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Tourism for Tomorrow

Sustainable development of Travel & Tourism which ensures benefits for consumers, businesses, local people and the environment.

For there to be the opportunity for future generations to benefit from the experience of travel, we have to plan for the future: developing human resources, optimising relationships with host communities, protecting the environment, preserving tourism assets.

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Economic Data

Economic Data Chart

World T&T Direct Contribution to GDP: Domestic-vs-Foreign

Source: WTTC Economic Impact Research

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