WTTC Moves April’s Global Summit from Puerto Rico to Mexico

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has confirmed that its annual Global Summit will now be held in Cancun, Mexico, and not in Puerto Rico as originally planned.

The event had been scheduled to take place in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from 21 – 23 April 2020.

Earlier this month a series of earthquakes hit the island causing damage to buildings. Puerto Rico has said that the financial resources that had been set aside to host the event, will instead be used for marketing efforts that promote the country’s “open for tourism” message and drive immediate visitor numbers to the Island.

Gloria Guevara, President & CEO of WTTC, said, “WTTC remains strongly committed to supporting Puerto Rico’s amazing comeback story as seen in their record-breaking year in tourism last year. Although the Island was ready to welcome us with open arms this April, despite the recent seismic activity in the southern region, reallocating resources to continue this great momentum is the right thing to do in order to further boost tourism. We are looking forward to hosting an event in Puerto Rico later this year.”

The WTTC Summit will be held in Cancun, Mexico, from 21 - 23 April 2020, with the dates for another official WTTC event in San Juan, Puerto Rico, expected to be announced in the near future.

“This switch to Cancun will enable us to host a Global Summit focused on the opportunities and challenges facing our sector in 2020 and beyond, which will help to grow tourism further. The 20th Global Summit will benefit and showcase not only Mexico, but the wider regions of the US, Latin America and the Caribbean,” added Ms. Guevara.

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