TOURISM SUMMIT. WTTC president and CEO Julia Simpson with the rest of the global tourism body's staff during the closing ceremony of the three-day WTTC Global Summit in Manila on Friday (April 22, 2022). Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said the Philippines successfully hosted the 2022 World Travel & Tourism Council summit, with zero cases of coronavirus disease 2019 infection. (Photo courtesy of WTTC) MANILA - The Philippines has successfully hosted the 2022 World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) summit, with zero incidences of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infection, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said Friday. The hybrid event at the Marriott Hotel in Newport City gathered 1,200 local and foreign delegates, including the world's foremost business leaders, government ministers, and key decision-makers in the tourism industry, surpassing the 600 initial estimates for in-person attendees. On its virtual platform, some 10,000 participants attended