“The private and public sector must come together and concentrate on long run strategies, infrastructure and initiatives, not only short term goals, with the intention that our industry is sooner than the expansion curve,” World Travel & Tourism president David Scowsill has argued. In his closing speech on the 13th WTTC Global Summit in Abu Dhabi, Scowsill explained that, by 2050, there’ll be three billion people enjoying middle class wealth – meaning more middle class consumers, enjoying more travel, creating more jobs and generating more GDP. He said the expansion opportunities ahead must be a wake-up call to the non-public and public sector to enroll in together and plan sustainable, long run strategies: “The industry should interact to drive investment in infrastructure, that’s conducive to sustainable growth, not only now,...
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