When was the World Tourism Alliance established?

On September 11, 2017, the first membership conference of the World Tourism Alliance, the first global, comprehensive, non-governmental, non-profit international tourism organization initiated and established by the China Tourism Association, was held in Chengdu Held, marking the official establishment of the World Tourism Alliance. The first conference initiated the recruitment of 89 founding members worldwide, from the United States, France, Germany, Australia, South Africa, Japan, Brazil and other countries, reflecting the international, representative and extensive nature of the membership.

In recent years, the world's tourism industry has continued to develop and has become the largest and fastest-growing industry in the global economy. It has become an important driving force in creating jobs, earning foreign exchange from exports, and promoting infrastructure construction. International tourism consumption generally shows a growth trend, and the share of developing countries and emerging economies in the international tourism market has increased significantly. Win-win cooperation is the common sense of the world tourism industry. In the expectation of countries around the world and the tourism industry, the World Tourism Alliance came into being, representing a new type of tourism development cooperation that has attracted worldwide attention.

The World Tourism Alliance takes "tourism makes the world a better place" as its core concept and aims at promoting development, poverty alleviation and peace, aiming to enhance international knowledge, share experience and deepen Cooperate to promote sustainable and inclusive development of global tourism. The Alliance and the United Nations World Tourism Organization complement each other and are a two-wheel drive, jointly promoting exchanges and cooperation in the global tourism community at the non-governmental and governmental levels.

It is understood that the World Tourism Alliance will be committed to providing professional services to members, building a platform for dialogue, exchange and cooperation among members, promoting business cooperation and experience sharing among members; communicating and collaborating with important international organizations to promote International tourism cooperation; establishing high-level tourism research and consulting institutions to study global tourism development trends; collecting, analyzing, and publishing tourism data; providing planning and formulation services, industry consulting, and business training; providing consultation to governments and enterprises on tourism development; establishing membership We will establish a reciprocal mechanism in the tourism market, carry out tourism market promotions, promote the sharing of resources, and cross-border and cross-industry cooperation; convene tourism promotion activities such as alliance annual meetings, summits, and expos to build a platform for exchanges and cooperation between the private sector and the government.