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Big Five certified by WTTC

Big Five Tours & Expeditions has long been recognized for premier sustainable travel to more than 45 destinations in Africa and the Middle East, Latin America, Asia and the Orient, and the South Pacific. The World Travel & Tourism Council certified Big Five under its #SAFETRAVELS certification program for not only employing safety and hygiene protocols at its corporate headquarters but also for encouraging partner suppliers to follow the guidelines.

The WTTC is the global authority on the economic and social contribution of Travel & Tourism. WTTC promotes sustainable growth for the Travel & Tourism sector, working with governments and international institutions to create jobs, to drive exports and to generate prosperity. Council Members are the Chairs, Presidents and Chief Executives of the world’s leading private sector Travel & Tourism businesses.

Together with Oxford Economics, WTTC produces annual research that shows Travel & Tourism to be one of the world’s largest sectors, supporting 330 million jobs and generating 10.3% of global GDP in 2019. Comprehensive reports quantify, compare and forecast the economic impact of Travel & Tourism on 185 economies around the world. In addition to individual country fact sheets, and fuller country reports, WTTC produces a world report highlighting global trends and 25 further reports that focus on regions, sub-regions and economic and geographic groups. Click on here for a cool video.

Deborah Kilcollins

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