Let’s make Madrid the Davos of Tourism – UN Tourism Chief

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The Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Ambassador Zurab Pololikashvili is confident players in the tourism ecosystem can create A Davos type system in Madrid.

Addressing a gathering of global tourism players at this year’s HotusaExplora in Spain, the Secretary General said Madrid is the World’s tourism capital and major stakeholders in the travel and tourism sector can create its own Davos where important and major tourism policies and events can be discussed to the benefit of the world’s leading sector.

In attendance of the Hotusa was the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez , The CEO of World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Gloria Guevara Manzo , other dignitaries.

, #HotusaExplora is an open forum for dialogue, exchange of knowledge, ideas & experiences which takes place in spain

The event unofficially opens the week when Spain’s biggest and one of the globe’s tourism exhibition Féria de Turismo(FITUR) InternationalTourism Fair opens less than 24 hours from now.

VoyagesAfriq your authoritative global tourism news outlet will be bringing you exclusive coverage of Africa’s participation. Major highlight is the celebration of the 10th anniversary of Investour, an initiative of UNWTO , Casa Africa and FITUR.

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