STORY: Global tourism revenue to total 5.8 tln USD in 2024: report
SHOOTING TIME: April 23, 2024
DATELINE: April 24, 2024
LENGTH: 00:02:30
LOCATION: Wellington
CATEGORY: ECONOMY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the conference
2. various of cultural performances

STORYLINE:

Global tourism revenue is estimated to total 5.8 trillion U.S. dollars in 2024, marking an increase of 139.6 percent over the pre-pandemic level in 2019.
   
The Report on World Tourism Economy Trends (2024) predicted that international tourist arrivals would amount to 13.579 billion in number this year, recovering to 103.9 percent of 2019. The report was released at an international tourism summit held in Wellington, New Zealand.
   
At the same time, the report called for efforts by the global tourism industry to turn challenges into growth opportunities. Factors such as technological advancement and climate change should be proactively incorporated into the reshaping of the industry.
   
The World Tourism Cities Federation Wellington Fragrant Hills Tourism Summit 2024, scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, was jointly sponsored by the World Tourism Cities Federation (WTCF) and the Wellington City Council. The WTCF, founded in 2012 on the initiative of Beijing, is the world's first international tourism organization to focus on cities.
   
This year's summit, themed "Promoting Sustainable City Tourism: Innovation and Enhancement," featured keynote speeches, panel discussions, and tourism fairs, among other events. The discussions focused on the innovative development of the global tourism industry in the new era.
   
The two-day meeting attracted about 400 government officials, tourism organization representatives, tourism entrepreneurs, and experts from 42 countries and regions.
   
The WTCF currently has 246 members across 86 countries and regions.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Wellington.
(XHTV)