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Photo: G. Küppers (JordiCubero)
G. Küppers (JordiCubero)

Tourism can play vital role in economic recovery, green economy – UN body

9 October 2009
A United Nations assembly on tourism, bringing together some 360 delegates from 112 countries, has unanimously called on the world’s leaders to place travel and tourism at the core of stimulus packages and the long-term transformation to a ‘green’ economy.
Photo: G. Küppers (JordiCubero)
G. Küppers (JordiCubero)

UN convenes world tourism leaders to plan recovery after economic crisis

7 October 2009
Some 360 delegates from 112 countries are meeting under United Nations auspices in Astana, Kazakhstan, to determine how the tourism industry can surmount the decline brought on by the economic crisis while responding to the twin challenges of climate change and poverty alleviation.