Tourism ministers of the G20 nations have committed to ramping up efforts to prioritise sustainable and inclusive growth in the rebuilding of the tourism sector.
The implementation of the World Tourism Organization AlUla Framework for Inclusive Community Development Through Tourism, presented on the occasion of the ministerial meeting, was welcomed by the G20 tourism ministers as a tool for achieving a fairer and more inclusive sector.
G20 tourism ministers have agreed to reboot the sector in a more sustainable and inclusive manner that will bring equitable benefits to local communities; a Burmese woman weaving fabric from lotus silk at Inle Lake in Myanmar pictured
Under the leadership of the 2020 G20 Saudi Presidency, UNWTO and the G20 Tourism Working Group developed the AlUla Framework – which was named after Saudi Arabia’s first UNESCO world heritage site – to further advance the contribution of the sector as an effective means towards fairer growth and advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The Framework provides specific recommendations and tools to support both governments as well as all other key stakeholders in the tourism sector in fostering a truly holistic and integrated approach to inclusive community development through tourism.
Calling for a model of tourism development based on public-private-community partnerships, the Framework includes a set of concrete programmes and initiatives based around four pillars of action – empowerment, safeguarding, prosperity and collaboration.
Among the G20 Guidelines for Inclusive Community Development through Tourism endorsed at the meeting is the importance of placing tourism at the heart of development policies at international, national and local level.
The Guidelines further stress the importance of human capital development, inclusive labour markets, adequate social protection, and innovation and entrepreneurship as key contributors to travel and tourism as a human-centred sector, as well as to advancing women’s empowerment and to create decent jobs for all.
UNWTO secretary-general Zurab Pololikashvili said: “As we join forces to restart tourism, we must live up to our responsibility to ensure that tourism’s benefits are shared by all. I congratulate the Saudi Presidency for placing inclusive community development through tourism at the heart of the G20 Agenda and I invite G20 countries to follow this vision and embrace tourism as an effective means for inclusion and sustainability.”
Ahmed Al Khateeb, Saudi Arabia’s tourism minister and chair of the G20 Tourism Ministers’ Meeting said the AlUla Framework “demonstrates how the tourism sector can promote inclusive community development by highlighting practical examples and case studies that governments can emulate to protect local culture and the environment, while empowering local communities, especially women and young people”.
“The Framework is a vital tool to be used as we work together to rebuild the tourism sector to be more sustainable, resilient and inclusive.”
Tourism ministers of the G20 nations have committed to ramping up efforts to prioritise sustainable and inclusive growth in the rebuilding of the tourism sector.
The implementation of the World Tourism Organization AlUla Framework for Inclusive Community Development Through Tourism, presented on the occasion of the ministerial meeting, was welcomed by the G20 tourism ministers as a tool for achieving a fairer and more inclusive sector.
Under the leadership of the 2020 G20 Saudi Presidency, UNWTO and the G20 Tourism Working Group developed the AlUla Framework – which was named after Saudi Arabia’s first UNESCO world heritage site – to further advance the contribution of the sector as an effective means towards fairer growth and advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The Framework provides specific recommendations and tools to support both governments as well as all other key stakeholders in the tourism sector in fostering a truly holistic and integrated approach to inclusive community development through tourism.
Calling for a model of tourism development based on public-private-community partnerships, the Framework includes a set of concrete programmes and initiatives based around four pillars of action – empowerment, safeguarding, prosperity and collaboration.
Among the G20 Guidelines for Inclusive Community Development through Tourism endorsed at the meeting is the importance of placing tourism at the heart of development policies at international, national and local level.
The Guidelines further stress the importance of human capital development, inclusive labour markets, adequate social protection, and innovation and entrepreneurship as key contributors to travel and tourism as a human-centred sector, as well as to advancing women’s empowerment and to create decent jobs for all.
UNWTO secretary-general Zurab Pololikashvili said: “As we join forces to restart tourism, we must live up to our responsibility to ensure that tourism’s benefits are shared by all. I congratulate the Saudi Presidency for placing inclusive community development through tourism at the heart of the G20 Agenda and I invite G20 countries to follow this vision and embrace tourism as an effective means for inclusion and sustainability.”
Ahmed Al Khateeb, Saudi Arabia’s tourism minister and chair of the G20 Tourism Ministers’ Meeting said the AlUla Framework “demonstrates how the tourism sector can promote inclusive community development by highlighting practical examples and case studies that governments can emulate to protect local culture and the environment, while empowering local communities, especially women and young people”.
“The Framework is a vital tool to be used as we work together to rebuild the tourism sector to be more sustainable, resilient and inclusive.”