WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - MAY 18, 2024 - MEP Istvan Ujhelyi visits the Klymentiy Sheptytsky Museum of Folk Architecture and Life, Lviv, western Ukraine.

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - MAY 18, 2024 - President and CEO of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Julia Simpson faces the graves of perished Ukrainian military personnel at the Lychakiv Military Cemetery, Lviv, western Ukraine.

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - MAY 18, 2024 - President and CEO of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Julia Simpson visits the UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Center, Lviv, western Ukraine.

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - MAY 18, 2024 - President and CEO of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Julia Simpson and MEP Istvan Ujhelyi (R to L, middle) visit the Klymentiy Sheptytsky Museum of Folk Architecture and Life, Lviv, western Ukraine.

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - MAY 18, 2024 - President and CEO of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Julia Simpson and MEP Istvan Ujhelyi visit the Lychakiv Military Cemetery, Lviv, western Ukraine.

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - MAY 18, 2024 - President and CEO of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Julia Simpson lays flowers at the Lychakiv Military Cemetery, Lviv, western Ukraine.

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - MAY 18, 2024 - President and CEO of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Julia Simpson visits the UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Center, Lviv, western Ukraine.

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - MAY 18, 2024 - President and CEO of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Julia Simpson (C) visits the Klymentiy Sheptytsky Museum of Folk Architecture and Life, Lviv, western Ukraine.

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - MAY 18, 2024 - The flags are seen at the graves of perished Ukrainian military personnel at the Lychakiv Military Cemetery, Lviv, western Ukraine.

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - MAY 18, 2024 - President and CEO of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Julia Simpson lays flowers at the Lychakiv Military Cemetery, Lviv, western Ukraine.

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - MAY 18, 2024 - President and CEO of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Julia Simpson and MEP Istvan Ujhelyi visit the Klymentiy Sheptytsky Museum of Folk Architecture and Life, Lviv, western Ukraine.

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - MAY 18, 2024 - President and CEO of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Julia Simpson visits the Lviv City Council, Lviv, western Ukraine.

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - MAY 18, 2024 - President and CEO of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Julia Simpson and MEP Istvan Ujhelyi (R to L) visit the Klymentiy Sheptytsky Museum of Folk Architecture and Life, Lviv, western Ukraine.

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - MAY 18, 2024 - President and CEO of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Julia Simpson (R) visits the Klymentiy Sheptytsky Museum of Folk Architecture and Life, Lviv, western Ukraine.

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - MAY 18, 2024 - President and CEO of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Julia Simpson and MEP Istvan Ujhelyi visit the UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Center, Lviv, western Ukraine.

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - MAY 18, 2024 - MEP Istvan Ujhelyi and President and CEO of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Julia Simpson visit the Heavenly Hundred Heroes Memorial, Lviv, western Ukraine.

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - MAY 18, 2024 - President and CEO of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Julia Simpson visits the UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Center, Lviv, western Ukraine.

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - MAY 18, 2024 - MEP Istvan Ujhelyi visits the Lviv City Council, Lviv, western Ukraine.

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - MAY 18, 2024 - President and CEO of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Julia Simpson (C) and MEP Istvan Ujhelyi visit the UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Center, Lviv, western Ukraine.

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - MAY 18, 2024 - Chairperson of the State Agency for Tourism Development of Ukraine (SATD) Mariana Oleskiv, MEP Istvan Ujhelyi and President and CEO of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Julia Simpson (L to R) visit the Heavenly Hundred Heroes Memorial, Lviv, western Ukraine.

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - MAY 18, 2024 - President and CEO of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Julia Simpson visits the Lviv City Council, Lviv, western Ukraine.

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - MAY 18, 2024 - President and CEO of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Julia Simpson visits the UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Center, Lviv, western Ukraine.

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - MAY 18, 2024 - Chairperson of the State Agency for Tourism Development of Ukraine (SATD) Mariana Oleskiv and President and CEO of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Julia Simpson (L to R, front) visit Rynok Square, Lviv, western Ukraine.

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - MAY 18, 2024 - MEP Istvan Ujhelyi visits the Lviv City Council, Lviv, western Ukraine.

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - MAY 18, 2024 - Chairperson of the State Agency for Tourism Development of Ukraine (SATD) Mariana Oleskiv visits the Lviv City Council, Lviv, western Ukraine.

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - MAY 18, 2024 - President and CEO of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Julia Simpson and MEP Istvan Ujhelyi visit the Lviv City Council, Lviv, western Ukraine.

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - MAY 18, 2024 - Porridge made of millets rolled in eggs and flour is served in Lviv, western Ukraine.

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - MAY 18, 2024 - President and CEO of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Julia Simpson (C) and MEP Istvan Ujhelyi (2nd L) visit the Lviv City Council, Lviv, western Ukraine.

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - MAY 18, 2024 - Ukrainian chef Yevhen Klopotenko is pictured in Lviv, western Ukraine.

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

WTTC President Julia Simpson visits Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - MAY 18, 2024 - Lviv city head Andrii Sadovyi (L), MEP Istvan Ujhelyi (C) and President and CEO of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Julia Simpson (2nd R) are pictured during their meeting, Lviv, western Ukraine.

Global tourism industry to get boost from Chinese travelers, says WTTC CEO

STORY: Global tourism industry to get boost from Chinese travelers, says WTTC CEO DATELINE: Jan. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:18 LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland CATEGORY: TOURISM SHOTLIST: 1. various of different tourist destinations in world 2. SOUNDBITE 1(English): JULIA SIMPSON, President and CEO, World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) 3. various of Chinese tourists 4. SOUNDBITE 2(English): JULIA SIMPSON, President and CEO, World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) 5. various of Chinese tourists 6. SOUNDBITE 3(English): JULIA SIMPSON, President and CEO, World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) STORYLINE: The chief executive officer (CEO) of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) is bullish about the sector's recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and expects exponential growth over the next decade, mainly thanks to a boost from Chinese outbound travelers and foreign visitors to China. SOUNDBITE 1(English): JULIA SIMPSON, President and CEO, World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) "I wanted to say how delighted I am tha

Global tourism industry to create nearly 126 mln jobs in 10 years: report

STORY: Global tourism industry to create nearly 126 mln jobs in 10 years: report DATELINE: April 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:54 LOCATION: Manila CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the summit's venue 2. WTTC Chair Arnold Donald speaking 3. Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat speaking 4. various of the venue 5. WTTC president and CEO Julia Simpson speaking 6. panel discussion 7. various of press conference STORYLINE: The global tourism industry is expected to create almost 126 million jobs worldwide within 10 years, the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) said in a report released on Thursday in the Philippine capital. The WTTC's latest Economic Impact Report (EIR) says the travel and tourism sector will be a driving force of the global economic recovery from the two-year pandemic. The report forecasts that the travel and tourism sector's GDP will grow at an average rate of 5.8 percent annually between 2022 and 2032, outstripping the growth rate for the global ec

PHILIPPINES-WTTC-GLOBAL SUMMIT

PHILIPPINES-WTTC-GLOBAL SUMMIT

(220421) -- PASAY CITY, April 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) president and CEO Julia Simpson speaks onstage during the WTTC Global Summit in Pasay City, the Philippines on April 21, 2022. The global tourism industry is expected to create almost 126 million jobs worldwide within 10 years, the WTTC said in a report released on Thursday in the Philippine capital. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)