At the National Arts Theatre in the Iganmu district of Lagos State, the United Nations World Tourism Organisation, UNWTO, is hosting a world conference.
Nigeria’s Minister of Information, Lai Muhammed, is present at the conference, which is focused on the expansion and development of tourism culture and creative industries.
The minister was of the opinion that the occasion will promote sectoral cooperation among domestic and foreign partners.
Leading speakers and stakeholders are anticipated to attend the event, which ends on Wednesday, to talk about the connections and prospects between cultural tourism and the creative sectors. The meeting is anticipated to draw delegates from all 166 of its member nations.
Participants from the public and private sectors, as well as national and international tourist and cultural organisations, destination management organisations, and stakeholders, are anticipated at the conference.
The World Tourism Organisation, UNWTO, is the United Nations specialised agency entrusted with the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism. Its headquarters are in Madrid, Spain.
UNWTO is the leading international organisation for the promotion of tourism as a driver of economic growth, inclusive development and environmental sustainability.
It provides leadership and support in advancing knowledge and tourism policies and serves as a global forum for tourism policy and a source of tourism research and knowledge. The official languages of UNWTO are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.
Before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, tourism stood at an all-time high: 1 out of 10 jobs worldwide depended on tourism and international tourist arrivals reached 1.5 billion in 2019.
Against a backdrop of heightened uncertainty, UNWTO conveyed the Global Tourism Crisis Committee to guide the tourism sector as it faced up to the COVID-19 challenge.
