Willing to embrace the spring of world tourism with peers.
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Taleb Rifayi, Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization, said that the development of tourism cannot rely solely on the government. Over the years, the United Nations World Tourism Organization has established close ties with governments of various countries, including China, and is committed to enhancing the status of tourism. However, in order to stimulate market vitality and meet the needs of tourists, it is necessary to better integrate the strength of the tourism industry. Because of this, the World Tourism Alliance came into being. The establishment of the alliance once again shows China's leadership, determination and foresight in tourism.
Li Jinzao, director of the Preparatory Committee of the World Tourism Alliance, said in his speech that the World Tourism Alliance and the United Nations World Tourism Organization will complement each other and be driven by two wheels to jointly promote exchanges and cooperation between the people and the government in the global tourism industry. The 22nd General Assembly of the United Nations World Tourism Organization will be held soon. China National Tourism Administration hopes to go hand in hand with its peers, deepen exchanges and cooperation such as the Belt and Road Initiative, and embrace the spring of world tourism.
The industry expects * * * to enjoy the opportunity of tourism development.
Duan Qiang, President of the World Tourism Alliance, said in his inaugural speech that the World Tourism Alliance will pay close attention to the difficulties and challenges encountered in the development of tourism, use big data to study the development trend of global tourism, and provide statistical data, research reports and policy suggestions for alliance members; Build a platform for exchanges and cooperation between the people and the government by hosting annual meetings, summits and expositions of the Alliance; At the same time, it will strengthen communication and cooperation with important international tourism organizations, provide professional services for members, expand channels for dialogue, consultation and cooperation among members, and promote business cooperation and experience sharing among members; In addition, education, training, consultation and planning services will be provided to promote resource sharing and mutual trust and win-win, so as to give full play to the role of members of the World Tourism Alliance in actively participating in the construction of the Belt and Road and effectively enhance the sustainable development capacity of tourism.
In this regard, many members of the World Tourism Alliance not only gave positive comments on the establishment of the World Tourism Alliance, but also said that they would share and exchange experiences through the platform of the Alliance in the future.
Actively integrate into the "Belt and Road Initiative"
Li Jinzao proposed that the World Tourism Alliance should actively integrate into the Belt and Road Initiative. The "Belt and Road Initiative" is a global shared public product and provides important development opportunities for countries around the world. Relevant countries and regions have rich tourism resources and unique tourism products, and also have a strong desire to strengthen exchanges and cooperation. We should seize the favorable opportunity, expand exchanges with relevant countries, deepen cooperation and continue to grow and develop.
The establishment of World Tourism Alliance (WTA) not only promoted the development of economy, but also promoted the development of tourism.