WTTC Global Summit Saudi Arabia 2022 Panel - Communities at the Core (English)

The potential for local community impact through tourism was amplified during COVID-19, with 69% of travellers interested in exploring lesser-known destinations. How can this increase in demand for secondary, remote and rural areas help drive infrastructure development and ensure that some 126 million new jobs expected to be created by Travel & Tourism over the coming decade are in these new and emerging destinations? H.E. Vassilis Kikilias, Minister of Tourism, Greece Kelly Craighead, Chief Executive Officer, CLIA Manfredi Lefebvre, Chairman, Abercrombie & Kent Gibran Chapur, Executive Vice-President, Palace Resorts Moderated by: Hadley Gamble, Anchor and Senior International Correspondent, CNBC Copyright © World Travel & Tourism Council. Any reproduction without the World Travel & Tourism Council's written consent or illegal distribution of the content in any form will result in immediate action against the person/companies concerned. #WTTC #TravelandTourism