Listen to ‘Chief Travel Leader’ Julia Simpson – 1 Feb 25
Julia Simpson, Chief Executive Officer
World Travel & Tourism Council
www.WTTC.org
Over the years our show fans/followers have heard us routinely connect with David Scowsill and then Gloria Guevara Manzo when they headed-up the World Travel & Tourism Council. Change came to the WTTC back in August 2021 when Julia Simpson took on the CEO role with the organization, after a successful career with British Airways and other leading world airlines — and we enjoy the relationship that’s now shared with Julia.
On April 13th 2024, during the live remote broadcast of America’s #1 Travel Radio Show that was part of the big “Let’s Go America! Tour” – London events, Julia joined us live 0n-set at the Milestone Hotel & Residences for a candid conversation on travel and her home country — furthering the connection we share.
Fast forward to our live national broadcast on February 1st 2025, and certainly a lot has transpired since we were all together last April, as President Donald Trump is now back in the White House here in the U.S., a new Prime Minister occupies 10 Downing Street in the U.K., there’s the recent implementation of the ETA (Electronic Travel Authorization) that’s impacting travelers who visit or pass-through the U.K., business travel is back to pre-pandemic levels, the WTTC has a new initiative they’re growing “Together in Travel” and more. This meant it was high-time to reconnect with Julia to discuss all this and more — and that’s exactly what we did as part of our latest “Chief Travel Leader” conversation.
Now that the program has been transmitted over the satellite and aired across the USA via our 600+ weekly radio stations that broadcast RMWorldTravel with Robert & Mary Carey and Rudy Maxa, you can access the interview again that’s been archived here by clicking the play arrow immediately following this text …
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With Liz Truss taking the reigns as Britain’s new Prime Minister on September 6th, along with the passing of Queen Elizabeth II at 96 on September 8th — and her historic Memorial Service occurring on September 19th, there’s certainly a lot happening in London making it the epicenter of the world once again. In many ways, the World of Travel is front and center during these happenings, so we decided it was a good time to check-in with Julia Simpson in London again to get a first-hand report on her city and talk Great Britain and World Travel. During our conversation we also discussed the continued rebound in travel from the pandemic, plus the downward spiral of the British Pound, Euro, Yen and other currencies against the U.S. Dollar — making travel more affordable for Americans, but far more costly for the rest of the world and what that means for the future.
To hear our full conversation that discussed this and more during our September 17th live broadcast of America’s #1 Travel Radio Show, that aired across our national network of now 495+ weekly affiliates linked with RMWorldTravel with Robert & Mary Carey and Rudy Maxa as part of our “Chief Travel Leader” conversation, simply click on the play arrow immediately following this text…
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The pandemic has had such a major impact on the world of travel, reducing its global economics by nearly 50% — a concerning total to us all! As the calendar will soon turn to a new year, and with a look towards the future — we thought it was time to connect with Julia to hear straight from her about some of the things the WTTC is doing to help and support the numerous sectors of the travel industry — along with current news, trends and data that they’re seeing as we approach 2022 and beyond.
To hear the full interview that aired across our national network of now 480+ weekly affiliates aligned with RMWorldTravel with Robert & Mary Carey and Rudy Maxa, during the live broadcast of America’s #1 Travel Radio Show on 6 November 2021 as part of our “Chief Travel Leader” series — simply click on the play arrow that follows this text.
