{"id":15774,"date":"2020-11-08T18:01:04","date_gmt":"2020-11-08T15:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/?p=15774"},"modified":"2026-03-27T19:42:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T16:42:17","slug":"travel-industry-prepares-to-do-business-at-wtm-virtual-wtmldn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/travel-industry-prepares-to-do-business-at-wtm-virtual-wtmldn\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel industry prepares to do business at WTM Virtual #WTMLDN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Travel and tourism professionals from around the world will reconnect tomorrow (<strong>Monday, 9<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0November 2020<\/strong>) for the first day of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/london.wtm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WTM Virtual<\/a>\u00a0(9-11 November), a three-day virtual event for the international tourism community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Final preparations are being made for the online event which includes the Travel Forward Virtual and International Tourism &amp; Investment Conference (ITIC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The conference sessions will also host top politicians, leading academics, health experts and the world\u2019s media, as the travel industry plans for recovery in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Highlights of this week\u2019s agenda include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Global tourism forecasts from Euromonitor International<\/li><li>ITIC &#8211; International Tourism &amp; Investment Conference<\/li><li>Responsible Tourism programme<\/li><li>Aviation sessions with bosses of major low-cost carriers Ryanair and JetBlue<\/li><li>UNWTO, WTTC &amp; WTM Ministers\u2019 Summit<\/li><li>Ministers from Israel, UAE and Bahrain<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WTM Senior Director Simon Press said:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe travel and tourism industry is facing its worst crisis in living memory, so WTM Virtual will provide a crucial platform for planning the bounce-back, reconnecting with business partners, forging new connections, and learning about the best way forward.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Euromonitor International report, to be launched tomorrow at WTM Virtual, will explain why global tourism will take between three and five years to recover from Covid-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Called \u2018Accelerating Travel Innovations after Coronavirus\u2019, the study will also reveal how the travel industry is innovating in order to survive the devastating impact of the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The International Tourism &amp; 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