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The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) has announced that India will host the WTTC Global Summit in 2027. 

The event will bring leading global travel and tourism CEOs and government leaders to New Delhi, with the destination selected following a highly competitive process.

The WTTC has characterised India as one of the world’s fastest growing travel and tourism economies and the 2027 Summit will provide a global platform to showcase India’s tourism offering, the strength of its domestic visitor economy and its growing appeal to international travellers.

“We are delighted to bring the world’s most important Travel & Tourism event to India in 2027, chosen from among 21 destinations,” WTTC chairman Manfredi Lefebvre d’Ovidio said.

“New Delhi will provide the perfect stage for global leaders to come together, drive collaboration, and continue shaping the future of the sector.”

A thriving tourism economy

India is emerging as one of the world’s fastest-growing travel and tourism economies. According to WTTC’s latest Economic Impact Research, the sector contributed US$263.6 billion (roughly AU $377 billion) to India’s economy in 2025, growing by 7.3 per cent and supporting 46.2 million jobs – more than one in every ten jobs in the country.

The momentum is expected to continue. WTTC forecasts that travel and tourism’s contribution to India’s economy will grow by 8.5 per cent in 2026, reaching roughly AU$409 billion, while supporting 48.1 million jobs.

Domestic visitor spending reached AU$290 billion in 2025, accounting for 86 per cent of total travel and tourism spending, while international visitor spending represents a significant opportunity for further expansion.

WTTC’s research projects that India will move from being the world’s 10th-largest Travel & Tourism economy to fourth by 2036, with the sector projected to reach AU$754 billion.

WTTC president and CEO, Gloria Guevara, said that India is a country with extraordinary tourism potential and a sector that is already delivering remarkable economic growth.

“Its scale, ambition and growing global connectivity make it a natural place to bring the world’s Travel & Tourism leaders together,” Guevara said.

“This will be an opportunity to showcase the country to our global membership, strengthen public-private partnerships and look at how India can capture even more of the international demand that is driving the next chapter of global Travel & Tourism.”