The
World Travel and Tourism Council has created a new membership category for
small and medium-sized enterprises.
The
Associate Membership is aimed at providing SMEs in the travel industry with a
range of networking opportunities and access to the latest research, reports
and policy papers.
To
celebrate the launch, the WTTC is offering a price of $ 3,500 for the first
year of membership and $ 4,000 going forward. This promotion is valid until 15
January 2020.
Associate
Membership will include: opportunity to attend the annual Global Summit
(normally by invitation only); participate in a special Associate track at the
annual Global Summit to enable networking and maximising business
opportunities; participation in the forthcoming online Associate Member
Community; access to WTTCs research, including the annual Economic Impact
Reports which includes data on 185 countries; access to WTTC thought-leadership
reports and policy papers including best practices for decision-making on
topics including sustainability and climate and environment action; Entry to
WTTCs regional events; and access to other online content.
WTTC
President and CEO Gloria Guevara said: "We are excited to launch this new
membership category and to be able to expand to one of the most important
segments in the travel and tourism sector. The contribution of SMEs is
significant and they can benefit from WTTC and its powerful network and
insights. The travel and tourism sector accounts for $8.8 trillion or 10.4% of
global GDP, and supports 319 million jobs or one in 10 of all jobs on the
planet, and SMEs around the world are a crucial component of our ecosystem. We
look forward to welcoming the new Associate Members."
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