The United Nations designated February 17 as the Global Tourism Recovery Day.

In 2023, international tourism has gradually recovered. Recently, China Tourism News reporter learned from official website that the United Nations has designated February 17 as the Global Tourism Resilience Day and February 17 as the Global Tourism Resilience Day, which shows the importance of tourism. Details are as follows:

The United Nations designated February 17 as the Global Tourism Recovery Day. Recently, I learned from official website that the United Nations General Assembly recently passed a resolution to designate February 17 as the Global Tourism Resilience Day, and called on all countries, organizations and individuals to hold relevant activities on February 17 every year to make the public aware of the importance of sustainable tourism.

The United Nations will further organize high-level thematic activities on tourism to maximize the sustainable development of tourism.

It is reported that the resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly clearly points out that tourism has played an active role in promoting economic growth, social development and financial inclusion, which is conducive to promoting environmental protection, maintaining biodiversity and eliminating poverty and hunger. At the same time, tourism is fragile, so it is necessary to develop a resilient tourism industry to cope with all kinds of shocks faced by this industry.

UN Secretary-General Guterres said that tourism should create more high-quality employment opportunities, and the profits of tourism should promote local economic and social development. The government, enterprises and tourists should work together to achieve the sustainable development goal of tourism, reduce energy consumption and protect biodiversity by building green and sustainable tourism and adopting zero emission.

In addition, the latest data released by the World Tourism Organization shows that in 2022, the total number of international tourists in the world was twice that of 202 1, reaching 900 million, returning to 63% of the pre-epidemic level. In 2023, the total number of international tourists in the world is expected to return to 80% to 95% of the pre-epidemic level.

People in the relevant reading industry pointed out that the recovery of tourism will help boost global economic confidence. Countries should further deepen innovation and cooperation to promote the prosperity and development of tourism. Julia Simpson, Chairman and CEO of the World Tourism and Travel Council, said that tourists from China have injected impetus into the global tourism recovery, and the global tourism industry will see rapid growth in the future.

Source: China Tourism News