WTA Attends the 61st APEC Tourism Working Group Meeting
2023/05/05
The WTA Silk Road Dialogue Held
2023/04/28
On April 26, the 11th Dunhuang Tour – Silk Road International Tourism Festival, co-sponsored by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the People’s Government of Gansu Province, held a grand opening ceremony in Zhangye, Gansu. WTA Chairman Zhang Xu, and Zhang Yongxia, a member of the Standing Committee of Gansu Provincial Committee of the CPC and Director-General of the Publicity Department of the Provincial Committee of the CPC, attended and addressed the opening ceremony.
WTA Silk Road Dialogue to Kick Off
2023/04/10
WTA Chair Zhang Xu Meets with Vice Chair Henri Giscard d'Estaing
2023/04/07
The WTA Attends the 2023 Shandong Tourism Development Conference
2023/03/27
WTA Secretariat Attends “2023 Discover China Cultural Tour” Launching Ceremony
2023/03/23
Organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China, the “2023 Discover China Cultural Tour” kicked off in Beijing on March the 21st. Hu Heping, Minister of Culture and Tourism of China, attend the launching ceremony together with 73 diplomats and envoys from 49 countries. Pansy Ho, Vice Chair of WTA, and Liu Shijun, WTA Vice Chair and Secretary-General were invited to join the participating ambassadors, heads of cultural and tourism organizations and enterprises in launching the program for the whole year by operating the activation device on the stage.
Insight & Inspirations | China Re-Opens: Investing in Tourism for Jobs, Growth and Rural Development
2023/03/21
Insight & Inspirations | China Re-Opens: Investing in Tourism for Jobs, Growth and Rural Development
WTA Secretariat Meets with Deputy Minister of Tourism and CEO of Tourism Authority of Saudi Arabia in Beijing
2023/03/21
On March 20th, Mr. Liu Shijun, the Vice Chair and Secretary-General of the World Tourism Alliance (WTA) attended a meeting with Mr. Fahd M. Hamidaddin, the Deputy Minister of Tourism and CEO of the Tourism Authority of Saudi Arabia in Beijing at the latter’s invitation. The two exchanged views on future plans of cooperation through the platforms and initiatives of WTA.
Hu Heping Meets with the New WTA Leadership
2023/02/26
On February 2 and 3, Hu Heping, Minister of Culture and Tourism of China, met with the new leadership of the World Tourism Alliance in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.
WTA Xianghu Dialogue 2022 Opens under the Theme of “Harmonious Symbiosis: A New Paradigm for a New Tourism”
2023/02/25
On February 24, the World Tourism Alliance kicked off the Xianghu Dialogue 2022 in Hangzhou, where the WTA headquarters is located. Hu Heping, Minister of Culture and Tourism of China, Zurab Pololikashvili, Secretary-General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization, Yi Lianhong, Party Secretary of Zhejiang Province and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Provincial People’s Congress, and WTA Chairman Zhang Xu attended and addressed the opening ceremony. Spanish Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism Mr. Reyes Maroto Illera delivered a video message. The opening ceremony was presided over by Liu Shijun, Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of the Alliance.