Travel is not a niche rebound story. It is a structural growth industry whose digital plumbing is still being rebuilt. WTTC estimates Travel & Tourism contributed about US$11.7 trillion to global GDP in 2025 and projects US$16.5 trillion by 2035. Separately, BCG estimates leisure travel alone could become a US$15 trillion market by 2040, up from US$5 trillion in 2024. Put differently, the US$15T headline is arguably conservative if leisure alone gets there while the broader travel economy keeps compounding.
6th Edition 2026 – Why Travel Tech still has Room to Run
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