Acropolis, Athens. Archive photo by GTP The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) praised Greece this week for successfully opening up to tourists during the Covid-19 health crisis and for achieving safety through the implementation of strict protocols. In an interview to the Athens News Agency (ANA-MPA), Communications Executive at WTTC Elena Corina Rodríguez said
Photo source: WTTC The Biden administration will allow fully vaccinated travelers from certain countries to enter the United States from early November, White House Covid-19 response coordinator Jeff Zients announced on Monday. The decision, taken to curb the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19), opens travel to the US for many who have been locked out […]
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has released a new report that provides investment recommendations for governments and destinations, as they work to rebuild and grow their travel and tourism sector. WTTC’s report showcases the importance of investment in the travel and tourism sector as a pathway to recovery, and how crucial it is […]
Photo source: Heathrow Airport Travel agency trade associations, collectively representing thousands of people who work at travel agencies and related businesses around the world, on Monday called on government leaders globally to align and make the opening of borders an immediate priority to let the restart of international travel occur. The American Society of Travel
Greece is among the European countries that have not followed an EU recommendation to curb nonessential travel for visitors from the United States and has kept its borders open for American tourists. The European Council on August 30 removed a total of six countries and territories, including the US, from the list of safe third […]
Photo source: WTTC The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has called upon the UK government to finally bring an end to the “widely discredited” travel traffic light system. WTTC represents the global Travel & Tourism private sector. The call comes after the UK’s latest travel update which saw just seven countries moved to the […]
Photo source: WTTC The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) on Wednesday called upon the UK government to abandon the “confusing and damaging” traffic light system for travel and replace it with a “simpler and easier to understand” list of green and red countries. WTTC, which represents the global private Travel & Tourism sector, said […]
The restart of international travel could be seriously delayed without worldwide reciprocal recognition of all approved Covid-19 vaccines, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) warned on Thursday. The global tourism body, which represents the global private Travel & Tourism sector, has issued its warning following concerns tourists face being turned away at the
Photo source: WTTC Economic Trends Report 2021 The World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) annual Economic Trends Report, released earlier this week, reveals the “dramatic impact” of Covid-19 on travel and tourism around the world. According to the latest data, Asia Pacific was the region hit hardest by the pandemic, followed by Europe. More specifically, […]
George Tziallas The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), the body which represents the Travel & Tourism private sector globally, has appointed George Tziallas as Regional Director for Europe and North Africa. With some 30 years of professional experience in management consulting and development projects, Tziallas is a technical tourism consultant at the Region of

















