Global tourism summit in Perth to be addressed by 68th US Secretary of State

The 68th United States Secretary of State John Kerry will address the 2024 WTTC Global Summit - a two-day summit being held at Crown Perth from 8th-10th October.

Secretary Kerry served in the Obama Administration and as Special Presidential Envoy for Climate under President Biden and joins other speakers including environmentalist and television personality Robert Irwin as well as global business leaders and Chief Executives from Tripadvisor, American Express, Trip.com and Intrepid Travel.

WA Tourism Minister Rita Saffioti enthused "securing John Kerry for this world-renowned conference is a huge coup for Western Australia, and we're really excited to see the incredible insight and experience he will share with the hundreds of business and tourism leaders who attend.”

The WTTC Global Summit is the largest event of its kind and brings together leaders from across the globe to discuss issues affecting tourism, trade and travel.

Supported by the WA Government, in partnership with Business Events Perth and Business Events Australia, the 2024 summit is the first time the world-renowned conference has ever been held in Australia.

Importantly, the summit will showcase Western Australia to the tourism world as an investment hotspot and growing global aviation hub.

WTTC is considered the global authority on tourism, with its members including 200 world industry leaders from organisations like Emirates, Etihad Airways, Expedia and Visa.

The 2024 WTTC Global Summit is one of several high-profile tourism industry events secured for Perth by the WA Government over 2024-25, alongside G'day Australia, the 2025 Virtuoso Australia & New Zealand Forum, and Routes Asia 2025.

Minister Saffioti added "Hosting this summit for the first time in Australia is an amazing opportunity for us to showcase Western Australia's natural beauty to some of the most influential and important tourism leaders in the world, while also elevate new tourism investment opportunities.

"Of course, with business delegate spend generally being up to five times more than the average leisure visitor, there are also major economic benefits to be realised from events like WTTC, which is why we continue to invest and focus on attracting these to WA alongside our other major events."

The event is supported by the Western Australian Government, Business Events Perth and Business Events Australia.

Click here for more information on the 24th WTTC Global Summit in the Australasian Leisure Management industry Calendar.