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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) -- Philippine Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat speaks onstage during the World Travel & Tourism Council (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)