QTA attends 20th UNWTO General Assembly

A delegation of senior officials from Qatar Tourism Authority will represent Qatar at the 38th meeting of the UN World Tourism Authority Commission for the Middle East, and the 20th session of the UNWTO General Assembly. The event is taking place from 24-29 August in Livingstone and Victoria Falls in Zambia and Zimbabwe. Attended by ministers, policy makers and tourism industry leaders, the General Assembly is the meeting point for the UNWTO’s 156 Member States. The meeting will address the state of the global tourism sector and mainstreaming tourism in the global agenda. Qatar’s participation provides an opportunity to share, learn and discuss developments in the global tourism sector with peers from around the world. Representatives from QTA will highlight strides being made by Qatar and the Authority to further develop tourism sector in the country. QTA recently entered a framework agreement with UNWTO which consists of implementing action plans: from preparing and reviewing tourism policies and legislation in line with the international best practice, to achieving all the set requirements for sustainable touristic projects and facilities in Qatar. Source: Travel Daily