Bali, BTNp:- – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has developed industry standards which will bring the aim of having travellers arrive at airports ready-to-fly one step closer to reality. The newly released Recommended Practice on Digitalization of Admissibility will enable travellers to digitally prove admissibility to an international destination, avoiding a stop at the…
Marrakesh, Morocco, BTNp ;- THE newly admitted UNWTO members reflect the diversity of the broad tourism sector, with private companies, Destination Management Organizations, universities, professional associations, Intergovernmental Organization and NGOs, all represented. The new additions also reflect UNWTO’s global mission, six from Europe; four from the Americas; four from Asia and the Pacific; two from…
Marrakesh, Morocco, BTNp: EXECUTIVE Council Meeting in Marrakesh (23-15 Nov) welcoming 16 Ministers of Tourism and delegations from 36 countries. During the meeting UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili underscored that “the window of opportunity to transform our sector will not stay open for long”. He emphasized and reminded this leading UNWTO governing body that tourism’s success…
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt,BTNp:- THE United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27 closed today with a breakthrough agreement to provide “loss and damage” funding for vulnerable countries hit hard by climate disasters. This outcome moves us forward, said Simon Stiell, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary. “We have determined a way forward on a decades-long conversation on funding…