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This tweet came after the American travel magazine "Travel weekly," published an interview with Al-Mashat that was conducted during her participation in the activities of the 19th session of the 2019 WTTC Global Summit that took place in Seville, Spain in April.

Gloria Guevara, president and CEO, WTTC, said: "WTTC is thrilled to be bringing our Leaders Forum to Ras Al Khaimah, a destination that embodies everything that is so exciting and innovative about tourism in the Middle East & North Africa region.

In turn, Gloria Guevara, President and CEO of WTTC, said, "WTTC is thrilled to be bringing our Leaders Forum to Ras Al Khaimah, a destination that embodies everything that is so exciting and innovative about tourism in the Middle East and North Africa region.

"Travel and tourism can play a significant role in a city's economy, boosting GDP and creating jobs," said WTTC president & CEO, Gloria Guevara.

WTTC further disclosed in its latest report that the money spent by foreign visitors, or what it termed as international visitor impact, hit P461.9 billion in 2018, up by 21.6 percent from the P379.7 billion generated during the previous year.

According to the WTTC, this has in turn allowed major operators to return to "popular" destinations such as Sharm el Sheikh.

The WTTC boss said Kenya is among countries doing well in the growth of its tourism sector.

WTTC President and CEO Gloria Guevara commented, 'In 2018, the World Travel and Tourism Council hosted its first ever Africa Leaders Forum in Stellenbosch, South Africa, recognising the increasing significance and power of this great region's travel economy.

Following a rigorous three-phase judging process, which includes an onsite evaluation, winners of the 2019 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards will be announced during the awards ceremony at the 19th WTTC Global Summit in Seville, Spain from April 2 to 4 2019.

The WTTC, whose chairman is Christopher Nassetta, the chief executive of the Hilton hotel chain, said four areas were crucial to avoid a hit on jobs: | Continued UK access to the Single Aviation Market; | maintaining visa-free travel between the UK and EU; | ensuring that "mobility of labour" for travel and tourism workers continues; and | ensuring security co-operation to avoid "hard border checks and lengthy delays".

Philippines improves ranking in global tourism index !-- -- MANILA, Philippines The Philippines is one of the tourism markets that have grown the most in the past seven years as it ranks 13th among 185 countries in the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC)'s Travel and Tourism Power Rankings.

Pratap John *Tourism may play a greater role in Qatar's economy Tourism is expected to play a greater role in Qatar's economy as the sector's share to the country's GDP will be nearly QR133.5bn in 2028, a report by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has shown.

Through the initiative of UNWTO and WTTC, a study was undertaken to look at the impacts if visa facilitation on tourism demand and ultimately on job creation.

According to the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), last year revenue from tourism contributed around $19.4 billion to Pakistan's economy and made up 6.9pc of gross domestic product.

World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) puts the total contribution of tourism to Pakistan's economy at $19.4 billion last year or 6.9 per cent of gross domestic product.