Tourism in Malaysia and globally to face 'triple threat' amid global unrest


The tourism sector has a role to play as a “pillar of peace and recovery” amid a volatile global situation. - UNWTO

The tourism sector has a role to play as a “pillar of peace and recovery” amid a volatile global situation, says United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO).

During an address at the recent Conference of Tourism Ministers of the European Union, UNWTO secretary-general Zurab Pololikashvili warned of the “triple threat” of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the climate emergency and war in Europe.

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