The U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Tourism addressed the 26th WTTC Global Summit in Malta, highlighting tourism’s economic impact, defending travel as a tool for peace and diplomacy, rejecting tourism boycotts for geopolitical reasons, and presenting the United States’ agenda of major events and investment for the years ahead.
U.S. Travel Association CEO Geoff Freeman discussed the future of American tourism, the impact of the 2026 FIFA World Cup and America 250 celebrations, luxury travel and his recent meeting with President Donald Trump.
The new indicators from the World Travel & Tourism Council examine, respectively, the sector’s direct contribution to GDP and global leisure travel spending. Mexico ranks fourth in both classifications, making it the only Latin American economy to appear simultaneously in the two rankings.
Travel industry CEOs met with President Donald Trump at the White House to discuss the future of international tourism to the United States, setting an ambitious target of 100 million visitors annually by 2030.
Valletta, Malta – Malta’s capital will welcome the global travel and tourism industry from October 7 to 9 as it hosts the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) Global Summit 2026
The FIFA World Cup 2026 is expected to become a major driver of tourism growth across North America, generating significant economic benefits for Canada, Mexico and the United States, according to the latest analy
The U.S. travel industry posted its strongest spending growth in a year during March 2026, with total travel expenditures reaching $113 billion, up 5.0% year over year, according to the latest U.S.
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