{"id":239376,"date":"2024-07-23T06:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T23:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/?p=239376"},"modified":"2024-07-22T22:14:08","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T15:14:08","slug":"wttc-global-summit-heads-for-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2024\/07\/wttc-global-summit-heads-for-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"WTTC Global Summit heads for Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>SINGAPORE, 23 July 2024:\u00a0The World Travel &amp; Tourism Council (WTTC) has announced its latest round of high-profile speakers for its upcoming Global Summit, featuring top leaders from the world\u2019s leading Travel &amp; Tourism businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hosted by Tourism Western Australia (TWA), the event will take place in Perth (Boorloo), Western Australia, from 8 to 10 October. Under the theme &#8220;Ancient Land: New Perspectives,&#8221; the Global Summit will spotlight Australia&#8217;s rich cultural heritage and natural wonders, emphasising innovation and sustainable growth. Industry trailblazers and international government officials from across the globe will converge in Perth to advance efforts for a safer, more resilient, inclusive, and sustainable future in Travel &amp; Tourism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Speaker line up<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Top business leaders set to speak include Greg O&#8217;Hara, Certares founder and senior Managing Director and WTTC Chair; Matt Goldberg, TripAdvisor CEO;\u00a0Audrey Hendley, American Express Travel President; Jerry Inzerillo, Diriyah Company Group CEO; Hiroyuki Takahashi, JTB Corp Chair of the Board; and James Thornton, Intrepid Travel CEO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adding star power, renowned wildlife conservationist and TV presenter Robert Irwin will also take the stage. Known for his dedication to wildlife conservation and inspiring positive change, Irwin follows in the footsteps of his legendary father, Steve Irwin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WTTC President &amp; CEO Julia Simpson said: \u201cThe leading industrialists in Travel &amp; Tourism who are shaping our sector and countries\u2019 economies will be at WTTC\u2019s Summit in Perth. Their insights and leadership are crucial as we shape the future of Travel &amp; Tourism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWestern Australia, with its stunning natural beauty and deep commitment to sustainability and cultural diversity, is the perfect backdrop for this event. Hosting the Global Summit in Perth enables us to pioneer new ideas for tourism while honouring the land&#8217;s rich traditions and ancient heritage.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event will bring together government representatives worldwide, offering a platform for industry leaders and officials to exchange insights, discuss best practices, and explore innovative strategies to drive the resilience and growth of the Travel &amp; Tourism industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WTTC\u2019s 24<sup>th<\/sup> Global Summit aims to be a game-changer, setting the course for a dynamic and sustainable future in Travel &amp; Tourism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE, 23 July 2024:\u00a0The World Travel &amp; Tourism Council (WTTC) has announced its latest round of high-profile speakers for its upcoming Global Summit, featuring top leaders from the world\u2019s leading Travel &amp; Tourism businesses. Hosted by Tourism Western Australia (TWA), the event will take place in Perth (Boorloo), Western Australia, from 8 to 10 October. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4257,231],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-239376","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-asia-pacific","7":"category-events"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>WTTC Global Summit heads for Australia - TTR Weekly<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2024\/07\/wttc-global-summit-heads-for-australia\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"WTTC Global Summit heads for Australia - TTR Weekly\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"SINGAPORE, 23 July 2024:\u00a0The World Travel &amp; Tourism Council (WTTC) has announced its latest round of high-profile speakers for its upcoming Global Summit, featuring top leaders from the world\u2019s leading Travel &amp; Tourism businesses. Hosted by Tourism Western Australia (TWA), the event will take place in Perth (Boorloo), Western Australia, from 8 to 10 October. [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2024\/07\/wttc-global-summit-heads-for-australia\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TTR Weekly\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/TTRweekly\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-07-22T23:15:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/perth-600x337.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"337\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"TTR WEEKLY\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@https:\/\/twitter.com\/ttrweekly\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@ttrweekly\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"TTR WEEKLY\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2024\/07\/wttc-global-summit-heads-for-australia\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2024\/07\/wttc-global-summit-heads-for-australia\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"TTR WEEKLY\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/#\/schema\/person\/0969996ed7cd03b896cfdbc063a1dd93\"},\"headline\":\"WTTC Global Summit heads for Australia\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-07-22T23:15:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2024\/07\/wttc-global-summit-heads-for-australia\/\"},\"wordCount\":358,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"ASIA PACIFIC\",\"EVENTS\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2024\/07\/wttc-global-summit-heads-for-australia\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2024\/07\/wttc-global-summit-heads-for-australia\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2024\/07\/wttc-global-summit-heads-for-australia\/\",\"name\":\"WTTC Global Summit heads for Australia - TTR Weekly\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2024-07-22T23:15:00+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2024\/07\/wttc-global-summit-heads-for-australia\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2024\/07\/wttc-global-summit-heads-for-australia\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2024\/07\/wttc-global-summit-heads-for-australia\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"WTTC Global Summit heads for Australia\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/\",\"name\":\"TTR Weekly\",\"description\":\"News for Southeast Asia&#039;s travel planners. Latest news, travel news, B2B news, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines and Brunei.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/#organization\",\"name\":\"ttrweekly\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/TTRW-272-01.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/TTRW-272-01.png\",\"width\":1133,\"height\":375,\"caption\":\"ttrweekly\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/TTRweekly\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/ttrweekly\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/#\/schema\/person\/0969996ed7cd03b896cfdbc063a1dd93\",\"name\":\"TTR WEEKLY\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/ttrweekly\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/author\/e-newswire\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"WTTC Global Summit heads for Australia - TTR Weekly","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2024\/07\/wttc-global-summit-heads-for-australia\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"WTTC Global Summit heads for Australia - TTR Weekly","og_description":"SINGAPORE, 23 July 2024:\u00a0The World Travel &amp; Tourism Council (WTTC) has announced its latest round of high-profile speakers for its upcoming Global Summit, featuring top leaders from the world\u2019s leading Travel &amp; Tourism businesses. Hosted by Tourism Western Australia (TWA), the event will take place in Perth (Boorloo), Western Australia, from 8 to 10 October. [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2024\/07\/wttc-global-summit-heads-for-australia\/","og_site_name":"TTR Weekly","article_publisher":"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/TTRweekly\/","article_published_time":"2024-07-22T23:15:00+00:00","og_image":[{"width":600,"height":337,"url":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/perth-600x337.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"TTR WEEKLY","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@https:\/\/twitter.com\/ttrweekly","twitter_site":"@ttrweekly","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"TTR WEEKLY","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2024\/07\/wttc-global-summit-heads-for-australia\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2024\/07\/wttc-global-summit-heads-for-australia\/"},"author":{"name":"TTR WEEKLY","@id":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/#\/schema\/person\/0969996ed7cd03b896cfdbc063a1dd93"},"headline":"WTTC Global Summit heads for Australia","datePublished":"2024-07-22T23:15:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2024\/07\/wttc-global-summit-heads-for-australia\/"},"wordCount":358,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/#organization"},"articleSection":["ASIA PACIFIC","EVENTS"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2024\/07\/wttc-global-summit-heads-for-australia\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2024\/07\/wttc-global-summit-heads-for-australia\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2024\/07\/wttc-global-summit-heads-for-australia\/","name":"WTTC Global Summit heads for Australia - TTR Weekly","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/#website"},"datePublished":"2024-07-22T23:15:00+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2024\/07\/wttc-global-summit-heads-for-australia\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2024\/07\/wttc-global-summit-heads-for-australia\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2024\/07\/wttc-global-summit-heads-for-australia\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"WTTC Global Summit heads for Australia"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/","name":"TTR Weekly","description":"News for Southeast Asia&#039;s travel planners. Latest news, travel news, B2B news, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines and Brunei.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/#organization","name":"ttrweekly","url":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/TTRW-272-01.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/TTRW-272-01.png","width":1133,"height":375,"caption":"ttrweekly"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/TTRweekly\/","https:\/\/x.com\/ttrweekly"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/#\/schema\/person\/0969996ed7cd03b896cfdbc063a1dd93","name":"TTR WEEKLY","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com","https:\/\/x.com\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/ttrweekly"],"url":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/author\/e-newswire\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239376","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=239376"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239376\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":239414,"href":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239376\/revisions\/239414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=239376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=239376"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=239376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}