WTTC calls for a new tourism policy
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According to a recent report of the WTTC, governments are advised to coordinate tourism policies' development for maximizing the sector's potential
The World Travel & Tourism Council called for the governments to adopt a coordinated policy regarding tourism developments, to ensure enhancing of both economic and social boost of the travel sector. The advice was issued this year's United States Travel Association board meeting in Washington DC.
As David Scowsill, the president of WTTC, declared “travel drives economic growth, creates jobs and sustains investment throughout the world. It drives almost ten per cent of global GDP and supports one in eleven of all jobs on the planet.”
“Many governments are still not adopting a holistic approach to the maximizing the potential of this sector. Our newly released report, ‘Governing National Tourism Policy’, concludes that for the sector to thrive and to develop in a sustainable manner, governments need to fully integrate tourism into the national economic agenda and coordinate development across the public and private sector”, he adds.
According to WTTC research, if the tourism policy is regulated by government administrations' legislation, the sector’s economic growth will consequently be improved. Countries that will adopt a holistic approach and strategic policy plans for tourism development will encourage the industry's future development.
President Scowsill concludes: “For many heads of state, the starting point is the recognition that our sector is a key pillar of economic development, and that it suffers from a lack of co-ordination between different ministries and agencies.
“This results in conflicting policy decisions – such as protecting and supporting national carriers instead of promoting open skies access to markets; funding promotional campaigns, while not facilitating visa automation; imposing unfair taxes on departing airline passengers, while not investing in necessary long term infrastructure - in summary a completely incoherent approach to tourism governance and commerce.”
The World Travel & Tourism Council called for the governments to adopt a coordinated policy regarding tourism developments, to ensure enhancing of both economic and social boost of the travel sector. The advice was issued this year's United States Travel Association board meeting in Washington DC.
As David Scowsill, the president of WTTC, declared “travel drives economic growth, creates jobs and sustains investment throughout the world. It drives almost ten per cent of global GDP and supports one in eleven of all jobs on the planet.”
“Many governments are still not adopting a holistic approach to the maximizing the potential of this sector. Our newly released report, ‘Governing National Tourism Policy’, concludes that for the sector to thrive and to develop in a sustainable manner, governments need to fully integrate tourism into the national economic agenda and coordinate development across the public and private sector”, he adds.
According to WTTC research, if the tourism policy is regulated by government administrations' legislation, the sector’s economic growth will consequently be improved. Countries that will adopt a holistic approach and strategic policy plans for tourism development will encourage the industry's future development.
President Scowsill concludes: “For many heads of state, the starting point is the recognition that our sector is a key pillar of economic development, and that it suffers from a lack of co-ordination between different ministries and agencies.
“This results in conflicting policy decisions – such as protecting and supporting national carriers instead of promoting open skies access to markets; funding promotional campaigns, while not facilitating visa automation; imposing unfair taxes on departing airline passengers, while not investing in necessary long term infrastructure - in summary a completely incoherent approach to tourism governance and commerce.”
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