LONDON, 19 April 2022: Travel & tourism businesses\nworldwide are coming together to support Ukraine with millions of hotel rooms\nfor refugees escaping the conflict, according to the World Travel & Tourism\nCouncil (WTTC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WTTC members such as Accor, Airbnb, Carnival Corporation,\nthe European Travel Commission, Expedia, Hilton, InterContinental Hotels Group,\nInternova Travel Group, Marriott International, MSC Cruises, Radisson, and\nUber, to name just a few, have opened their doors to refugees in neighbouring\ncountries donating rooms, transport, clothing, food, shelter, urgent supplies\nand financial contributions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Ukraine, hotels that remain open are centres for\ncharities and those stranded by the conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Businesses across the global travel & tourism sector,\nincluding airports, airlines, cruise lines, and tour operators, are going to\nextraordinary lengths to help alleviate the suffering of those affected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This invasion has caused the biggest displacement of people\nin Europe since the Second World War.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to providing urgently needed accommodation,\nbusinesses large and small have made multi-million-pound donations to disaster\nrelief funds which have been supplemented by individual fund-raising\ninitiatives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
WTTC President & CEO Julia Simpson said: \u201cThere has been\nan outpouring of support from Travel & Tourism companies across the globe.\nHotels have opened their doors to receive refugees, and in Ukraine, teams on\nthe ground are keeping hotels open for aid agencies and those stranded and\ndesperate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCruise lines and airlines have transported supplies, and\nacross the board, the response has been incredible, and I salute the courage of\nteams on the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“WTTC and our Members stand for peace and respecting\nthe national sovereignty of every nation, and our hearts go out to all those\nwho are suffering from this brutal invasion.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many companies around the world have generously matched\ntheir employees’ contributions to support charities providing help through\nemergency aid and essential supplies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Temporary accommodation has been arranged thanks to generous\ntravel & tourism employees opening their homes to provide emergency\nshelter. And Airbnb came up with creative solutions to get money into the hands\nof local people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Much needed medical, and hospital supplies have also been\nprovided by businesses’ donations through various charities around the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
WTTC and the Global travel & tourism sector are united\nto help those affected by this crisis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LONDON, 19 April 2022: Travel & tourism businesses worldwide are coming together to support Ukraine with millions of hotel rooms for refugees escaping the conflict, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). WTTC members such as Accor, Airbnb, Carnival Corporation, the European Travel Commission, Expedia, Hilton, InterContinental Hotels Group, Internova Travel Group, Marriott […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4170],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-203848","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-destinations"},"yoast_head":"\n