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David Scowsill President & CEO,
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IGLTA GLOBAL CONVENTION
Chicago, USA - 2 May 2013
LGBT SECTOR
Over US$ 55 billion in USA
Growing year on year
Globally US$ 165 billion
TRAVEL & TOURISM 2012
TRAVEL & TOURISM: WIDER ECONOMY
TRAVEL & TOURISM: GLOBAL FIGURES 2012
9% GDP
260 million jobs
$6.6 trillion contribution
1 in 11 jobs
TRAVEL & TOURISM 2012
Total Economic contribution +3%
International tourists arrivals +4%
1 billion people travelled internationally
TRAVEL & TOURISM: GLOBAL FORECAST 2023
10% GDP
$10.5 trillion contribution
1 in 10 jobs
340 million jobs
3 STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
FREEDOM TO TRAVEL
POLICIES FOR GROWTH
TOURISM FOR TOMORROW
FREEDOM TO TRAVEL
FREEDOM TO TRAVEL
US$206 billion increase in tourism receipts
G20 World Leaders’ declaration
112 million additional tourists by 2015
5 million extra jobs
POLICIES FOR GROWTH
POLICIES FOR GROWTH
APD Tax impact on long-haul travel
Taxation reduces growth
Taxation model for governments
US$ 6 billion contribution to UK GDP
TOURISM FOR TOMORROW
TOURISM FOR TOMORROW
Sustainability commitment
Tourism for Tomorrow Awards
Carbon Measurement Initiative
THE IMPORTANCE OF TRAVEL & TOURISM
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