Positive transformation for both people and planet was the
central message of World Tourism Day 2022. Held around the theme of ‘Rethinking
Tourism’, the Global Day of Observation emphasized the sector’s unique
potential to drive recovery and deliver positive change for people everywhere.
Hosted by the Republic of Indonesia, in the popular
destination of Bali, the official celebrations brought together leaders from
across the public and private sector, including the largest and most diverse
number of Ministers of Tourism in the history of World Tourism Day. They were
joined by tourism stakeholders around the world celebrating in their own
countries, united around the timely theme of rethinking and transforming the
sector.
Seizing the opportunity
Opening the celebrations, UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab
Pololikashvili stressed the unique opportunity presented to tourism to pause,
reflect and recalibrate. He said: “The restart of tourism everywhere brings
hope. It is the ultimate cross-cutting and people-to-people sector. It touches
on almost everything we do – and everything we care about. Tourism’s potential
is now recognized more widely than ever. It’s up to us to deliver on this
potential.”
Tourism’s potential is now recognized more widely than ever.
It’s up to us to deliver on this potential
Joining UNWTO in emphasizing the potential of tourism to
deliver wide-reaching change, the Minister of Tourism for the Republic of
Indonesia, Sandiaga Uno, noted: “The most important assets in tourism are its
people and the planet. We must ensure the best support for both.” In Bali, UNWTO
commended Indonesia for going beyond words and taking concrete steps to
transform tourism, notably by becoming the first country in the Asia and the
Pacific region to sign up to the ambitious Glasgow Declaration on Climate
Action in Tourism and its goals to reach Net-Zero emissions for the sector by
2050 at the latest.
Also adding his voice to the celebrations, United Nations
Secretary-General António Guterres said: “Tourism has the power to foster
inclusion, protect nature & promote cultural understanding. We must rethink
and reinvent the sector to ensure its sustainability.”
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