In conjunction with the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Casa Árabe is organizing the fifth edition of a ministerial round table discussion on the prospects for tourism in the Middle East and North Africa, within the framework of the FITUR International Tourism Fair of 2017 in Madrid. As in other years, this gathering will include the presence of Tourism Ministers from some of the most important countries which receive tourism in the region. The objective of the event is to offer a space for debate to analyze current trends and short-term prospects for tourism in the region within the current scenario of geopolitical upheaval, challenges at different levels in the field of security and persistent uncertainty about the global economic outlook. The round table discussion will be reviewing the different possible strategies to improve tourism’s resilience against external shocks, speeding up and consolidating the industry’s recovery while strengthening its contribution to economic growth and sustainable, inclusive development in these countries. 

The debate will be held in an interactive format in English, with interpreters translating it into Spanish and Arabic.

Free entry after registering (UNWTO - Middle East Regional Program): 

The entrance to the Northern Pavilion at Ifema, where the event will be taking place, is open to the public (you do not need an entrance pass to Fitur 2017).