- Chidozie Uzoezie
Tourism Future: WTM London Partners with ITIC Virtual Summit

A virtual conference called “The Future Of Travel & Tourism - Financial Strategies for Recovery” will take place on Wednesday June 10th from 9:15am to 2:15pm (BST).
Organised by the International Tourism and Investment Conference (ITIC) in partnership with WTM London, the virtual summit considers how this vital economic sector will emerge from
COVID-19 and what is needed to ensure growth.
Travel, tourism and hospitality are at the centre of an unprecedented business collapse as the COVID-19 pandemic changed the world forever in 2020.
Businesses that depend on tourism and travel are desperate to reopen and begin to operate under the “new normal”.
Under the chairmanship of Dr Taleb Rifai, former Secretary General of UNWTO, the virtual summit will feature prominent and inspirational speakers.
It will bring together experts from the health sector, tourism ministers, policy-makers and leaders from the travel and tourism sector – connecting them with investors, investment bankers and private equity firms to discuss financial solutions and preparedness to reopen the tourism industry for a better future.
ITIC Virtual Summit will focus on three themes: Health, Investment, and Future.
The current status of tourism will be discussed, unravelling how the responses of governments and the tourism industry in different countries have been effective and analysing the intricacies of the financial support plans already introduced.