Recent Release | 10 Nov 2023

WTM Global Travel Report

Tourism Consulting Team

Tourism Economics

The WTM Global Travel Report gives a voice to the changing needs of travellers and uncovers behaviours and new trends for 2024 and beyond.

Tourism Economics is proud to partner with World Travel Market to produce this comprehensive overview of travel and tourism. Consumers continue to demonstrate a seemingly insatiable demand for travel despite a complex and dynamic backdrop, including economic and social challenges. By examining the past and looking to the future we can better understand today’s opportunities. We hope this report sparks new meanings and empowers tourism organisations to make bigger and better decisions.

What you will learn:

The expert behind the research

Our consulting team at Tourism Economics are the world’s leading analysts of the global tourism and travel sector. They combine their expert insight with our state-of-the-art economic models and tools to answer the crucial questions facing our clients. The lead consultant on the project was:

Dave Goodger

Managing Director, EMEA, Tourism Economics

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