Three international bodies are asking for closer global cooperation on trade and tourism, urging for greater participation of the tourism sector in trade policy.
The UNWTO, the WTO, the WTTC, and the International Trade Center (ITC) said in a joint statement yesterday, that cooperation on trade and tourism is important, as is growing role of the tourism sector in policymaking.
Titled “Tourism, Trade and the WTO”, the joint communique coincides with the 2018 WTO Public Forum – focusing on sustainable trade, technology-enabled trade, and a more inclusive trading system. It aims to highlight the importance of tourism, while emphasizing the role of the WTO in ensuring the smooth functioning of trade, which also involves the tourism sector.
The tourism authorities are expecting the sector to continue its rapid growth, with international tourist arrivals anticipated to increase by 3.3 percent per year to 1.8 billion by 2030.
