Press Releases

November 10, 2022November 11, 2022

Travel ‘a flag bearer for LGBT+ community but can do more.

Travel is flying the flag for LGBT+ causes but more needs to be done. That was the message from a WTM London panel, with participants urging the industry to take ... Read more

November 10, 2022November 11, 2022

Leave toxic workplaces, urges burnout expert Kelly Swingler

Press Releases, WTM London

Burnout expert Kelly Swingler urges employees to trust their own instincts and leave toxic workplaces. The renowned executive coach and author told delegates that there is no single cause of ... Read more

November 10, 2022November 11, 2022

Give travel a global sustainability rating system, say experts

Press Releases, WTM London

The travel industry needs a single sustainability certification system to avoid ‘greenwashing’, a WTM London panel agreed. Around 150 tourism labelling schemes exist, some of them paid-for, the session heard. ... Read more

November 10, 2022November 11, 2022

‘Green hushing’ joins green washing in hampering responsible tourism choices

Press Releases, WTM London

It’s not only green washing that is holding back progress on responsible tourism but ‘green hushing’, a session heard at World Travel Market (WTM) London. Some companies making good progress ... Read more

November 10, 2022November 11, 2022

“Build product and they will come,” says slow travel pioneer

Press Releases, WTM London

Travel companies can “close the intention-action gap” by building easily bookable slow travel product says a pioneer in the field. Flight-free tour operator and B Corp Byway, launched during the ... Read more

November 10, 2022November 11, 2022

Sustainability will be top of the agenda again despite pandemic ‘blip’

Press Releases, WTM London

Holidaymakers have temporarily lost their focus on sustainability following the pandemic but will rapidly regain it, tour operators have predicted. A WTM London sustainability panel said the issue had slipped ... Read more

November 10, 2022November 11, 2022

Events and reunion travel have boosted recovery, research shows

Press Releases, WTM London

Early opening, VFR links and events have been the strong factors in driving travel’s recovery during 2022, a market intelligence specialist told delegates at World Travel Market London. “It’s the ... Read more

November 8, 2022November 9, 2022

WTM Latin America announces the third edition of its Responsible Tourism Award

Press Releases, WTM Latin America

Registration is open until the end of 2022 and the finalists will be announced in March 2023 In the week the world celebrates responsible tourism, WTM Latin America announces that ... Read more

November 8, 2022November 11, 2022

Insight stage: The Future of Destination Management & How Wellness Aligns

Press Releases, WTM London

Tourist destinations can learn from the wellness industry and should become more aligned to its principles post-Covid, a WTM London Insight session heard. Speakers agreed there had been a paradigm ... Read more

November 8, 2022November 11, 2022

Responsible tourism is good for business, WTM London hears

Press Releases, WTM London

More CEOs are pushing responsible tourism towards the top of their agendas – underlining its increasing importance in business decisions, delegates on day one of WTM London heard. In a ... Read more

November 8, 2022November 11, 2022

Rooms with a view – hotels embrace innovation

Press Releases, WTM London

Hotel distribution was a recurring theme across the technology-focused sessions on the opening day of WTM London. Startups, futurists, brands and technology suppliers alike presented their own perspectives on the ... Read more

November 8, 2022November 11, 2022

Female aviation bosses describe Covid challenges during BIG Airline Session

Press Releases, WTM London

The Chief Operating Officer of TUI Airline has described summer 2022 as the most difficult since starting to work in the industry more than three decades ago. Dawn Wilson recalled: ... Read more

November 8, 2022November 11, 2022

The Future of Destination Management & How Wellness Aligns

Press Releases, WTM London

November 8, 2022November 11, 2022

Travel industry needs to optimise data to communicate its value better

Press Releases, WTM London

Travel and tourism must communicate its massive global worth better, putting it on the G20 agenda, a panel at WTM London has agreed. Travel is a major part of world ... Read more

November 8, 2022November 11, 2022

Cross-industry is key to sustainability success

Press Releases, WTM London

The industry needs to come together and work towards standard science-based targets, sharing best practice. That was the message from sustainability sessions on day one of World Travel Market, London. ... Read more

November 8, 2022November 11, 2022

Travel brands should embrace technology but refine their products first

Press Releases, WTM London

Fledgling travel brands were urged by an expert panel to put product before technology – but to quickly embrace the latter. Jono Vernon-Powell, founder of Nomadic Thoughts, said start-up brands ... Read more

November 7, 2022November 11, 2022

Industry Report: Vast majority think people travel knowing they have Covid, WTM poll shows

Press Releases, WTM London

An overwhelming majority of Brits think that people have been travelling while knowing they have Covid-19, according to research released today (7 November) by World Travel Market London, the leading ... Read more

November 7, 2022November 11, 2022

Industry Report: Scotland and Wales among world’s ‘most underrated’ destinations

Press Releases, WTM London

Scotland and Wales have made it into the top-10 list of ‘most underrated destinations’ – as voted for by top executives in the travel industry. WTM London’s 2022 Industry Report ... Read more

November 7, 2022November 3, 2022

Industry Report: Fly-and-flop remains most popular holiday choice for Brits

Press Releases, WTM Portfolio

Beach breaks are still the number-one choice of UK holidaymakers, according to the latest Industry Report by World Travel Market London. A survey of 2,000 Brits who were asked What ... Read more

November 7, 2022November 11, 2022

Industry Report: Cost-of-living woes hit holiday plans

Press Releases, WTM London

The cost-of-living crisis is by far the single most issue that is likely to impact 2023 holiday plans according to the latest Industry Report by World Travel Market London. When ... Read more

November 7, 2022November 11, 2022

Industry Report: Brits don’t see travel as an attractive industry to work in

Press Releases, WTM London

Only about a quarter of Brits say the travel industry is an attractive one to work in, according to the latest Industry Report by World Travel Market London. A survey ... Read more

November 7, 2022November 11, 2022

Industry Report: British travellers call on airports to get back to basics

Press Releases, WTM London

Airport operators in the UK need to focus their attention on getting people onto their flights rather than trying to get them to go shopping, reveals research today (Monday 7 ... Read more

November 7, 2022November 11, 2022

Industry Report: UK travellers rewrite the script for cryptocurrencies

Press Releases, WTM London

Research from World Travel Market released today (Monday 7 November) reveals a significant proportion of UK holidaymakers are interested in paying for travel using cryptocurrencies. The findings from a nationally ... Read more

November 7, 2022November 11, 2022

Industry Report: One in five blame government for 2022 travel chaos

Press Releases, WTM London

One in five Brits blamed the government for the travel chaos during 2022, when long queues, tedious delays and widespread cancellations disrupted thousands of holidays. Airlines took the flak from ... Read more

November 7, 2022November 11, 2022

Industry Report: Norway seen as most sustainable and responsible destination

Press Releases, WTM London

Norway is viewed as the most sustainable and responsible destination, according to WTM London’s survey of the travel industry’s top decision-makers, with Costa Rica coming a close second. WTM London’s ... Read more

November 7, 2022November 11, 2022

Industry Report: WTM Industry Report reveals ongoing recruitment challenges

Press Releases, WTM London

The majority of decision-makers taking part in the WTM Industry Report 2022 believe travel is an attractive sector to work in – but the industry is currently struggling to recruit. ... Read more

November 7, 2022November 11, 2022

Industry Report: Recovery might take longer than anticipated

Press Releases, WTM London

Almost one-in-three industry bosses does not expect the travel sector to get back to 2019 levels before 2024 at the earliest, according to the WTM London Industry Report released today. ... Read more

November 7, 2022November 11, 2022

Industry Report: Pandemic forces shifts in travel marketing spending

Press Releases, WTM London

Most travel firms and tourism organisations have modified their marketing strategies in the wake of the pandemic – with only one in seven increasing their budgets, according to research. In ... Read more

November 7, 2022November 11, 2022

Industry Report: Most travel bosses confident COVID won’t affect business next year

Press Releases, WTM London

The worldwide travel industry does not see COVID as having a major effect on business for 2023, according to the WTM Industry Report 2022. Among travel decision-makers who took part ... Read more

November 7, 2022November 11, 2022

Industry Report: Cost-of-living is biggest challenge for travel in 2023 by far, says WTM poll

Press Releases, WTM London

The soaring cost of living around the world is by far the greatest threat to travel businesses in 2023, according to WTM London research. A poll of travel professionals asked: ... Read more

November 7, 2022November 11, 2022

Industry Report: Industry expects fewer flights as part of consumer demand for green travel

Press Releases, WTM London

A growing interest in green travel from consumers will drive the industry’s efforts to address the climate emergency, according to the WTM Industry Report released today. Some 250 execs from ... Read more

November 7, 2022November 11, 2022

Industry Report: Azores and Northern Greece top world’s ‘most underrated destinations’ list

Press Releases, WTM London

The Azores and Northern Greece have made it into the top-10 list of ‘most underrated destinations’ – as voted for by top executives in the travel industry. WTM London’s 2022 ... Read more

November 7, 2022November 11, 2022

Industry Report: Bosses focus tech spend on the traveller

Press Releases, WTM London

Industry bosses are prioritising their technology spend around making things easier for the traveler, according to the WTM Industry Report released today. Nearly half of the sample – made up ... Read more

November 7, 2022November 11, 2022

Industry Report: Travel trade blames aviation sector for summer airport chaos

Press Releases, WTM London

Travel companies and organisations have largely blamed the aviation sector for the disruption seen at airports around the world during summer 2022. Holidaymakers faced queues snaking out of terminals, long ... Read more

November 7, 2022November 11, 2022

Industry Report: Family, friends and social media are key influences for travel decisions

Press Releases, WTM London

Most holidaymaker choose their holiday destinations based on discussions with family and friends as well as influencers on social media platforms. That’s according to the travel professionals surveyed by World ... Read more

November 7, 2022November 11, 2022

Industry Report: Mind the generation gap – how social media influencers inspire Gen Z

Press Releases, WTM London

Social media influencers are inspiring one in five young travellers to head off on holiday – but their impact drops dramatically over the generations, new research shows. A poll carried ... Read more

November 3, 2022November 3, 2022

Travel and tourism experts discuss reducing waste and environmentally responsible partnerships at ATM Advisory Board meeting

Arabian Travel Market, Arabian Travel Market, Press Releases

Travel and tourism industry leaders from across the Middle East support Arabian Travel Market’s 2023 theme ‘Working towards net zero’ with a raft of sustainable initiatives Travel and tourism ... Read more

November 1, 2022November 15, 2022

Saudi confirmed as Premier Partner for a second year running at World Travel Market London

Press Releases, WTM London

Saudi, the authentic home of Arabia, has been announced as Premier Partner of World Travel Market London 2022 for the second year running. Saudi’s Vision 2030 strategy is an ambitious ... Read more