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  1. If you build it, they will come: Why infrastructure is crucial to

    With international tourist arrivals reaching 1.4 billion in 2018, the travel and tourism industry will continue to drive global connectivity - and as the World Economic Forum's 2019 Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report shows, investment in infrastructure is required now if countries hope to make the most of this growing opportunity

  2. National Advisory Committee on Travel and Tourism Infrastructure

    On January 19, 2021, the U.S. Department of Transportation released the National Travel and Tourism Infrastructure Strategic Plan (NTTISP). The Department recognizes the importance of tourism to the U.S. economy and the critical need for a comprehensive infrastructure plan that incorporates intermodal transportation in facilitating mobility with respect to travel and tourism, especially in ...

  3. Travel, Logistics & Infrastructure Insights

    Read our latest research, articles, and reports on Travel, Logistics & Infrastructure on the changes that matter most for the challenges and opportunities ahead. https://www.mckinsey.com 915b5091-0d7e-44d2-a8c4-cf08267e52fe

  4. 4. Key findings

    The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report (TTCR) 2021 is the latest edition of the 15-year-old TTCR series, a flagship publication of the World Economic Forum's Platform for Shaping the Future of Mobility. ... For one, proper care must be paid to developing transport, tourism, health and ICT infrastructure in rural, nature and secondary ...

  5. 1. About the Travel & Tourism Development Index

    The development of the TTDI was pursued following the publication of the Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2019: Travel and Tourism at a Tipping Point, which considered the challenges linked to tourism development and growth such as overcrowding, unbalanced distribution of T&T economic benefits and damage to tourism-generating natural and cultural assets that ultimately diminished ...

  6. PDF United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board

    Advisory Committee on Travel and Tourism Infrastructure on their 2019 Report to the Department of Transportation, identify priority projects that are important to the travel and tourism industry, and update this list on a regular basis. Recommendation #2: Work with Congress to create a pilot program within the U.S. Economic

  7. National Travel & Tourism Infrastructure Strategic Plan FY 2020-2024

    National Advisory Committee on Travel and Tourism Infrastructure (NACTTI) 1200 New Jersey Ave, SE Washington, DC 20590 United States. Phone: 202-366-5903 Business Hours: 9:00am-5:00pm ET, M-F. If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services. National Travel & Tourism ...

  8. COVID-19 and reimagining the tourism economy

    Tourism made up 10 percent of global GDP in 2019 and was worth almost $9 trillion, 1 See "Economic impact reports," World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), wttc.org. making the sector nearly three times larger than agriculture. However, the tourism value chain of suppliers and intermediaries has always been fragmented, with limited coordination among the small and medium-size enterprises ...

  9. PDF GAO-23-105967, TRAVEL AND TOURISM: DOT Should Improve Strategic

    GAO is making two recommendations to DOT: (1) develop goals related to travel and tourism and incorporate them into its National Travel & Tourism Infrastructure Strategic Plan, and (2) develop a plan to identify and obtain additional data on travel and tourism needed to revise and implement the Plan. DOT concurred with the recommendations.

  10. Future of tourism: Tech, staff, and customers

    As travel resumes and builds momentum, it's becoming clear that tourism is resilient—there is an enduring desire to travel. Against all odds, international tourism rebounded in 2022: visitor numbers to Europe and the Middle East climbed to around 80 percent of 2019 levels, and the Americas recovered about 65 percent of prepandemic visitors 1 "Tourism set to return to pre-pandemic levels ...

  11. Tourism Investment Report 2020

    Although, the investment cycle remained strong throughout 2019, with tourism mobilizing $61.8bn in global FDI, which, in turn, created more than 135,000 jobs. The trend appeared particularly consistent in Latin America and the Caribbean, where FDI reached new record levels. For example it created more than 56.000 jobs in Mexico from 2015 - 2019.

  12. (PDF) Tourism Infrastructure, Recreational Facilities And Tourism

    infrastructure and tourism infrastructure a nd recreational facilities corresponds to to urism development. Research results have demonstrated how in most of the destination s in the sample, the

  13. Impact of Investment in Tourism Infrastructure Development on

    Investment in tourism infrastructure development to make destinations and services increasingly attractive is considered a key measure in developing a country's tourist destinations. This paper investigates the impact of investment in tourism infrastructure components on international visitor attraction using data from Vietnam for the period 1995-2019. The results of analyzing panel data ...

  14. Travel & Tourism Development Index 2021: Rebuilding for a Sustainable

    The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report (TTCR) 2021 is the latest edition of the 15-year-old TTCR series, a flagship publication of the World Economic Forum's Platform for Shaping the Future of Mobility. Reports. Authors: Lauren Uppink and Maksim Soshkin Published: 24 May 2022 ...

  15. Travel and Tourism: DOT Should Improve Strategic Planning and Data

    The 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act includes a provision for GAO to review DOT's support for travel and tourism. This report examines (1) the extent to which DOT's grant programs support travel and tourism; and (2) the challenges DOT faces in supporting travel and tourism, and how DOT might address these challenges.

  16. Tourism Infrastructure

    The following report provides recommendations for funding select tourism-related infrastructure projects in the State of New Mexico. For the purposes of this report, tourism-related infrastructure refers to projects which serve to: (a) increase visitation, (b) improve or enhance the visitor experience, and (c) spur economic development ...

  17. Tourism Statistics

    Tourism Statistics. Get the latest and most up-to-date tourism statistics for all the countries and regions around the world. Data on inbound, domestic and outbound tourism is available, as well as on tourism industries, employment and complementary indicators. All statistical tables available are displayed and can be accessed individually ...

  18. Infrastructure and Facilities

    Opportunities for Transforming Coastal and Marine Tourism. Webinars and Presentations. , 2023. According to new research from the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy (Ocean Panel), coastal and marine tourism represents at least 50% of all global tourism and supports...

  19. Infrastructure projects will have a big impact on Mexico tourism

    The projects are expected to help disperse tourism from Mexico's most popular destinations, which are more crowded than ever. In 2023, international visitors spent a record $30.8 billion in ...

  20. Development of Tourism Infrastructure

    Standing Committee Report Summary. The Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture (Chair: Mr. T.G. Venkatesh) presented its report on 'Development of Tourism Infrastructure in the country' on March 28, 2022. Key observations and recommendations of the Committee include: Establishment of a tourism police: The Committee noted that ...

  21. A United Vision for Nature

    This report is a testimony to what we can achieve together for nature's preservation, inspiring a global movement towards more sustainable and resilient tourism." Mr. Glenn Mandziuk, Sustainable Hotel Alliance CEO, said: "This report is a milestone for Travel and Tourism, representing our commitment as an industry to protect and conserve nature ...

  22. Annual Report

    The Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA), a Government Owned and Controlled Corporation (GOCC) attached to the Department of Tourism (DOT), was created by virtue of Republic Act No. 9593, otherwise known as the Tourism Act of 2009. It is responsible for implementing policies and programs of the DOT pertaining to the ...

  23. Malaysia's Johor Eyes Shenzhen-Style Hub With Singapore, Report Says

    Malaysia's Johor state is proposing its economic and petrochemical hubs as the sites for a special zone with neighbor Singapore, as it aims to become the "Shenzhen of Southeast Asia ...

  24. Travel & Tourism Development Index 2021: Rebuilding for a Sustainable

    The Forum's Travel & Tourism Development Index (TTDI) is designed to reflect this reality by looking at "the set of factors and policies that enable the sustainable and resilient development of the Travel and Tourism (T&T) sector", including everything from business, safety and health conditions, infrastructure and natural resources to environmental, socioeconomic and demand pressures.

  25. Portugal to build new airport across the river from Lisbon

    Portugal. SHARE. Portugal will build a new international airport in the municipality of Alcochete, across the River Tagus from Lisbon, Prime Minister Luis Montenegro announced on Tuesday after decades of back-and-forth over the location. The new airport will be built at the site of a military airfield in Alcochete, about 40 km (25 miles) east ...

  26. Rajasthan travel industry seeks infra push to boost wedding tourism

    Bhavani Shankar Mali, general secretary of All Wedding Industries Federation, Rajasthan, said 1.5-2 million weddings take place every year in Rajasthan. "In such a situation, if efforts are made by the state government to improve infrastructure facilities, it may increase destination weddings by 5-10 per cent," said Mali.