China can lead tourism’s support of G20 programme - UNWTO
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Tourism and travel can support the G20 stimulation programmes. It creates jobs, boosts development and promotes open, two way trade. It can also play a part in the transformation towards a new Green Economy. China’s vibrant tourism sector can become a model for other nations and a world leader. This is the view of UNWTO Assistant Secretary-General Geoffrey Lipman, who has addressed the Boao Forum for Asia on “Tourism and the Financial Crisis”.
Lipman explained that tourism can play a role in the G20 led economic recovery. “Tourism is a service industry and that means people - not only in the sector but throughout the value chain. In areas such as manufacturing for transport, construction for infrastructure and agriculture for food,” he said. “It’s also a development lifeline - for the poorest countries; tourism is a major export. China, which has emerged as a world leader in tourism, is on course to becoming the top domestic, inbound and outbound market in the world and thus has a vital role to play.”
The Chairman of China’s National Tourism Administration (CNTA), Shao Qiwei, added; “Reviving global tourism needed efforts from all countries and regions. China would contribute its part, with other nations, to help the industry recover.”
The meeting took place on Hainan Island, which is being developed as an international Tourism Island by China, with the support of UNWTO.
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