Tourism Industry: Global Forum On Tourism Statistics, Knowledge And Policies

Union Minister for Hotels and Tourism Dr. Htay Aung, representatives of the Myanmar Tourism Federation and officials on Thursday virtually attended the second day of the 2021 Global Forum on Tourism Statistics, Knowledge and Policies.

The forum in Seoul was organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Korea Tourism Organization.

The first day of the forum focused on how to better prepare the tourism industry, and senior officials from Portugal, South Africa, and Mexico, and leaders of the Asia-Pacific Tourism Association, Australia Chamber of Commerce and the European Future Tourism Agency participated in the discussion.

The second day of the forum continued with the theme of rebuilding better tourism with recovery. The forum was to respond with clear and firm policies to the economic, social and environmental impacts caused by the COVID-19 as well as to climate change and technology advance, policy support and experience to revive the tourism industry with the help of international organizations.