As global mobility accelerates, the tourism sector should ensure that travel fosters cultural understanding, constructive dialogue and shared prosperity.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 11 November, 2025 – With travel and tourism projected to reach 30 billion trips and $16 trillion in global GDP by 2034, global leaders unveiled today the Principles for Transformative Tourism, a cross-sector, cross-industry framework to harness travel and tourism’s potential as a net-positive force for people and planet.
Tourism is at a crossroads. Professor Marina Novelli explores the current trends impacting the industry and ways to make tourism more inclusive.
Is tourism a right or a privilege? Reimagining an industry for ...
Destination readiness is central to the Travel and Tourism Development Index from the World Economic Forum, indicating strengths and areas for improvement.
The Travel & Tourism Development Index 2024 is the second edition of an index that evolved from the Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI) series, a flagship index of the World Economic Forum.
The travel and tourism sector is thriving, but geopolitical tensions and digitalization could destabilize it. Here are four possible scenarios for the future of travel.
International tourist arrivals and the travel and tourism sector’s contribution to global GDP are expected to return to pre-pandemic levels this year, driven by the lifting of COVID-19-related travel restrictions and strong pent-up demand, as per the new World Economic Forum travel and tourism study, released today. Topping the 2024 list of economies are the United States, Spain, Japan ...
Saudi Arabia demonstrates how tourism, when treated as core economic infrastructure, can deliver stability, diversification and shared value at scale.