The 2nd G20 Tourism Working Group Meeting will take place on May 11-13 in KwaZulu-Natal Province (Photo: South Africa G20)
South Africa is hosting today the first virtual Tourism Working Group (TWG) of the G20 group of nations, bringing together senior officials, authorities and experts who will chart a way to advance sustainable tourism growth among the G20 countries.
According to a press statement by the South African Tourism Department, the G20 TWG meeting is a first of a series of engagements that will take place throughout the year, ahead of the G20 Tourism Ministers’ Meeting in September, to foster an exchange of knowledge and best practices among the member countries with a view of crafting actionable deliverables that are informed by several G20 Tourism priorities.
The key priorities include development of people-centred Artificial Intelligence (AI) and innovation to enhance travel and tourism start-ups and Small, Micro and Medium Enterprises, as well as a focus on tourism financing and investment to enhance equality and promote sustainable development.
Other key issues to be discussed are improving air connectivity for seamless travel and enhanced resilience for inclusive, sustainable tourism development.
The statement adds that the TWG is among the 16 working groups of the G20 tasked with finding multisector policy driven solutions to advance global socio-economic and political stability. As the first African country to preside over the G20 presidency, South Africa will utilise its term to drive a developmental agenda that will benefit the continent, through the theme, Solidarity, Equality and Sustainability to foster a better Africa, and a better world.
The 2nd G20 Tourism Working Group Meeting will take place on May 11-13 in KwaZulu-Natal Province and the 3rd G20 Tourism Working Group Meeting will be organised on September 10-11 in Mpumalanga Province. The G20 Tourism Ministers’ Meeting will take place on September 12 in the same place.
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