APEC delegates discuss strategic plans in tourism

APEC delegates discuss strategic plans in tourism

(CPV) – The Tourism Working Group started their plenary on February 24th 2017. At this meeting, delegates discussed strategic plans and initiatives, including the 2016 State of APEC Tourism Report, the Travel Facilitation Initiative, etc.

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Vietnam, as the host of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Year 2017, has initiated a round-table conference on sustainable tourism development policy amid climate change in June this year, said Deputy General Director of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism Ha Van Sieu.

Sieu unveiled this information in an interview with the Vietnam News Agency’s correspondents on the sidelines of a workshop on sustainable tourism hosted by the Tourism Working Group (TWG) as part of the first APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM 1) in central Khanh Hoa province.

Over the past year, tourism cooperation among APEC economies attracted special attention.

Statistics showed that in 2015, the region welcomed 396 million arrivals, accounting for 33% of the world’s total holiday-makers, generating jobs for 47.9 laborers and USD598 billion of turnover. APEC tourism industry targeted to welcome 800 million international visitors by 2025./.

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