Greek Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura is preparing to chair the OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) High Level Tourism Committee Meeting to take place in Paris during October 2-3.
This high level meeting is considered highly beneficial for Greece since it will bring together Ministers, senior policy makers and industry leaders to discuss ways to deliver more sustainable and inclusive tourism growth.
It will mark the occasion of the 100th meeting of the Tourism Committee and support the future policy agenda of OECD member and partner countries. It will draw attention to the major advances made in the implementation of effective tourism policies and programmes, and will facilitate open discussions about long term objectives for tourism development, and how an effective, forward-looking, whole-of-government approach to tourism can help achieve these objectives.
Programme
The meeting will consist of three main sessions:
- Fostering a Whole-of-government Approach in Tourism: Exploring the need for effective institutions and governance mechanism to foster a forward-looking, whole-of-government approach to achieve long term strategic objectives for tourism.
- Analysing Megatrends to Better shape the future of Tourism: Addressing how megatrends will fundamentally change the environment for tourism in the years to come.
- Leveraging Investment for Sustainable and Inclusive Tourism Growth: Discussing quality infrastructure and investment for the development of tourism destinations and SMEs.
Background information
Tourism plays a critical role in promoting economic growth, sustainability and inclusiveness and it is a policy area that involves multiple portfolios, different levels of government and the private sector. To ensure sustainable and inclusive tourism growth, all relevant ministries across all levels of government must collaborate and co-ordinate their actions.
To learn more, visit: www.oecd.org/cfe/tourism
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