UNWTO forms Resilience Committee
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A new UNWTO Resilience Committee was announced at the Tourism Ministers Summit held at the World Travel Market in London. The new body will consider responses to the turbulent economy and stay on course with the Climate & Poverty Agenda. Government and private sector representatives from more than 50 countries have reportedly voiced strong support for the initiative.
The 2008 Ministers’ Summit concluded that the response by the tourism sector would need to be based on real time market information, innovation and increased collaboration at all levels. Greater than before public-private cooperation was also identified as a key factor.
Secretary-General, Francesco Frangialli, said of the move; “UNWTO will help the tourism industry to weather the downturn as best as possible. By the same token, we will not forget what tourism can contribute to poverty reduction in the world and to the fight against climate change.”
UNWTO’s Resilience Committee will be chaired by H.E. Zohair Garrana, Minister of Tourism of Egypt. Following the WTM Ministers’ Summit, a series of response groups will follow, the first of which will be held in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, on 23-24 November.
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