Ministerial Debate Forum on the Future of Tourism in the MENA Region
Within the framework of Fitur 2014January 23, 2014 - IFEMA (MADRID)
January 20, 2014
Casa Árabe and the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) are organizing a Ministerial Debate Forum on The Future of Tourism in the Middle East and North Africa Region (MENA according to its acronym in English) with the cooperation of Casa Mediterráneo, as well as the support of IFEMA and Fitur 2014.
The forum will bring together the Tourism Ministers of the countries which receive the most tourism in the region and will be devoted to analyzing the future prospects of the tourism industry in the region. At this gathering, the strategies and measures to be implemented in order to accelerate and consolidate the recovery of tourism will be discussed, as well as how to guarantee their sustained growth, promote the competitiveness of tourism destinations and promote investment.
The official opening will be presided over by the State Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Gonzalo de Benito Secades, the General Director of Casa Árabe, Eduardo López Busquets, and the Secretary General of the UN World Tourism Organization, Taleb Rifai.
The debate will be held in English, with simultaneous translation into Spanish, and will be taking place at the IFEMA fairgrounds, in Room N107/108 of the northern entrance, on January 23, 2014 from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m.
