Rwanda announced as WTTC 2023 host country

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At the 22nd World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) Global Summit, Rwanda was announced as the next host country for 2023.

Chair of the World Tourism Network (WTN) and Founding Chair of the African Tourism Board (ATB) , Juergen Steinmetz, congratulated the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Rwanda Development Board (RDB), ClaIre Akamanzi, on being awarded this prestigious and important designation for the next World Travel and Tourism Global Summit in 2023.

“It is our great pleasure and honor to have been selected to host the 2023 WTTC Summit in Kigali next year,” said CEO Akamanzi.

“We’re truly elated. … Are you ready to experience Africa next?”

The Rwanda Development Board is a government institution, mandated to accelerate Rwanda’s economic development by enabling private sector growth. Under the supervision of the Office of the President, RDB is governed by the Board of Directors made up of global entrepreneurs and experts.

RDB was established in 2008 out of a merger of 8 government institutions, primarily to create a One Stop Shop for business and investments. Since then, RDB has been built with global expertise and modelled on international best practice.

RDB provides support throughout the entire investment journey and ensures that Rwanda remains one of the most competitive places to do business in Africa and the world, which will be demonstrated next year when it welcomes the WTTC Global Summit.

This year’s WTTC Global Summit is ongoing right now in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, having begun on November 28 and running through December 1, 2022.

WTTC’s annual Global Summit is the most influential travel and tourism event on the calendar, and this year, industry leaders gathered with key government representatives to continue aligning efforts to support the sector’s recovery and move beyond to a safer, more resilient, inclusive, and sustainable future.

Registration for the Global Summit in Riyadh is now closed, however, you can still attend the event virtually by registering here

eTurboNews is a media partner for WTTC.

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Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor

Linda Hohnholz has been writing and editing articles since the start of her working career. She has applied this innate passion to such places as Hawaii Pacific University, Chaminade University, the Hawaii Children's Discovery Center, and now TravelNewsGroup.

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