The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) They will strengthen collaboration to promote both the recovery of travel and tourism and its transformation into a more sustainable and resilient model.
In a statement, the UNWTO reported that the new alliance between the two organizations, signed a week before the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP26) in Glasgow, will help the aviation sector and tourism to recover from the effects. the pandemic of COVID-19.
The agreement also includes coordination improvements in all areas, from research to border management and the facilitation of safe and fluid travel.
In addition, the importance of securing the necessary financing mechanisms to promote a shift towards a greener model is recognized, and both associations commit to joint awareness raising and fundraising efforts.
According to the Secretary General of the UNWTO, Zurab Pololikashvili, this collaboration will help to achieve “the resumption of air travel and the reactivation of tourism”, while preparing “a more resilient and sustainable future”.
For the president of the ICAO council, Salvatore Sciacchitano, the agreement will allow consensus on “joint initiatives in terms of data and research, modernization and financing of aviation infrastructure, and reduction of regulatory restrictions in economic matters to improve air connectivity and make trips more fluid ”.
Only between last January and May, international tourist arrivals fell by 85% worldwide compared to the levels registered in 2019, before the pandemic; Compared to the first five months of 2020, the decline was 65%, according to UNWTO data.
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