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CITY & GUILDS TRANSFORMING LIVES ONE CERTIFICATE AT A TIME Dr. Tony Degazon heads the City & Guilds Group responsible for operations in the Middle East, North Africa and Europe. HN spoke to the regional manager about how he deals with the responsibility of overseeing 400 technical and vocational centers and his pride in certifying approximately 25,000 people each year. What are the benefits of City & Guilds qualifications? For 140 years, City & Guilds services have been designed to recognize vital workplace skills by providing work-related qualifications, apprenticeships and accredited programs. City & Guilds helps people in more than 80 countries develop the skills needed to land their first job, launch their career, become competent and assume any role in any country.
Do you have any new partnerships in the works? City & Guilds works with employers and vocational training providers that place quality and excellence at the heart of what they do. Saudi Arabia is investing in the hospitality and tourism sector, and City & Guilds is working with WorldChefs to provide young Saudis with meaningful and exciting career opportunities in the industry. cityandguilds.com Read the full interview on hospitalitynewsmag.com
IATA: GLOBAL PASSENGER NUMBERS TO SURPASS PRE-COVID-19 LEVELS IN 2023 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Tourism Economics released a long-term view for post-Covid-19 passenger demand recovery, which demonstrates that people remain eager to travel in the short and long term.
As per the forecast, global passenger numbers are expected to reach 52 percent of pre-Covid-19 levels (2019) in 2021. In 2022, global passenger numbers are expected to further recover, reaching 88 percent of pre-Covid-19 levels, while in 2023, global passenger numbers are
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expected to surpass pre-Covid-19 levels (105 percent). By 2030, global passenger numbers are expected to have risen to 5.6 billion. That would be 7 percent below the pre-Covid-19 forecast and an estimated loss of two to three years of growth due to the pandemic.
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HOSPITALITYNEWSMAG.COM Desert Adventures Tourism to extend into the KSA
On the second day of the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai, Ajlan & Bros Holding Group and Desert Adventures Tourism signed a partnership agreement setting the course to establish a full-service destination management company in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The two companies are joining forces with the intention of building the leading destination management company in KSA, based on innovative tourism products, the highest quality of service and unique experiences for travelers. Updates from UNWTO
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Google have signed a new agreement to lead global tourism’s recovery through innovation, education and market intelligence. The new MoU builds on past cooperation between the UN specialized agency for tourism and Google. With destinations in some parts of the world looking to restart tourism, the new partnership will focus on harnessing the power of innovation, education, data and market intelligence to drive sustainable and inclusive recovery. Furthermore, UNWTO launched the Jobs Factory, powered by Hosco, the global hospitality network. This platform is designed to connect talent with employers across the sector, being the perfect solution for hospitality recruitment. The Jobs Factory harnesses Hosco’s power of machine learning, algorithms and deep learning to match candidates with suitable positions, both locally and internationally. Job seekers are able to create a profile, search for positions that match their experience and skills, and set up job alerts to be informed of the latest opportunities. The platform also helps tourism businesses and organizations to find and recruit the best talent. unwto.org
Beyond 2030, air travel is expected to slow due to weaker demographics and a baseline assumption of limited market liberalization, giving average annual growth between 2019 and 2039 of 3.2 percent. IATA’s pre-covid-19 growth forecast for this period was 3.8 percent. iata.org
