The 68th United States Secretary of State, John Kerry, is set to headline the world’s biggest travel and tourism conference in Western Australia later this year.
John Kerry served as US Secretary of State from 2013-2017 in the administration of President Barack Obama and was also the inaugural Special Presidential Envoy for Climate under President Joe Biden.
Secretary Kerry will join other speakers at the two-day summit at Crown Perth from 8-10 October including beloved environmentalist and television personality Robert Irwin as well as global business leaders and CEOs from Tripadvisor, American Express, Trip.com and Intrepid Travel.
“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,” said WA Tourism Minister, Rita Saffioti.
“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 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.
Proudly 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.
Learn more about the 2024 Global Summit at www.wttc.org.
