(TITC) - On January 19th, the ASEAN Tourism Meeting with international partner organisations took place in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. This is a follow-up event after the 25th Meeting of ASEAN Tourism Ministers on the same day.
Mr. Doan Van Viet (middle), Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Mr. Nguyen Trung Khanh (left), VNAT’s Chairman at the Meeting
There were leaders of international organisations attended in the Meeting, namely ASEAN-China Centre (ACC), ASEAN-Japan Centre (AJC), ASEAN-Korea Centre, Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), The ASEAN Tourism Association (ASEANTA), ASEAN Tourism Research Association (ATRA), the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), The US-ASEAN Business Council (US-ABC) …
At the Meeting, leaders of international organisations presented the results of ASEAN tourism support activities implemented in 2021 and plans for 2022. Remarkably, it is the plan to support ASEAN countries to promote tourism and digital transformation. Specifically, the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) reported to the Meeting on the Comprehensive Study on the implementation of the Mutual Recognition Agreement on Tourism Professionals (MRA-TP): Enhanced Mechanism for Tourism Workers; and research on Sustainable Tourism in ASEAN.
Giving a speech at the Meeting, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Mr. Doan Van Viet sent his appreciation for the practical support of international partner organisations over the past time for the development of the ASEAN tourism industry in general and Vietnam tourism in particular, and further expressed the desire to tighten the cooperation among international partner organisations and Vietnam.
Deputy Minister hoped that in the near future, when the pandemic is fully controlled and the world is at the state of new normal, international partner organisations will continue to organise international events, training courses in Vietnam, assist in tourism promotion and produce specialised research documents to support the recovery and development of tourism in Vietnam and ASEAN.
Tourism Information Technology Center / International Cooperation Department
