EU tourism sector growing faster than its emissions

EU travel and tourism GDP has grown on average by 2.1 per cent per year whilst its greenhouse gas emissions increased by just 0.3 per cent, according to new data about the footprint of tourism in the European Union. The information has been published by the World Travel & Tourism Council, WTTC, and the Saudi-based Sustainable Tourism Global Center – between 2010 and 2019, the sector decoupled its economic growth from its greenhouse gas emissions.