WTTC's David Scowsill speaking at the event. WTTC's David Scowsill speaking at the event.

STAT ATTACK
- 4.4% Growth of travel and tourism GDP on average per year
- Number 1 WTTC forecasts that China will overtake the United States as the world’s largest travel and tourism economy by 2023
- 1000 Delegates attended WTTC Abu Dhabi
- 10.3mn Passengers carried by Etihad Airways in 2012
- 70 million Jobs to be in tourism by 2023
- US $10.5 trillion dollars Total economic contribution of travel and tourism to GDP by 2023
- 1 in 10 Jobs to be in travel and tourism by 2023

Story continues below
Advertisement