Silk road and child labour feature in UNWTO events at ITB
UNWTO events at this year’s ITB Travel Trade Show include a high-level session on tourism trends in the Mediterranean, the Silk Road Ministers’ meeting, a session on consumer protection and a meeting of the World Tourism Network on Child Protection, among others .
Silk Road Ministers’ Meeting will be held on 7 March at 11.00-12.30 in Hall 7.3, Berlin Room.
Ministers of the Silk Road will meet to discuss how they can work together to capitalize on the revival of the Silk Road. This year’s meeting will include a special session on the importance of route development in strengthening the Silk Road product offer and attracting investment.
The Ministers’ Meeting will be followed by the VIP Walk ‘Flavours of the Silk Road’ where UNWTO Secretary-General and ITB management will visit 10 countries showcasing the Silk Road’s most celebrated cuisine.
Tour Operators will convene at the Tour Operators’ Forum on the Silk Road – Creating a stronger business environment for growth (8 March, 11.00 – 13.00, Palais West), to discuss how to overcome the challenges and create opportunities for doing business on the Silk Road.
See also: http://silkroad.unwto.org/en
The meeting of the World Tourism Network on Child Protection will be held on 9 March, 14.30 – 17.30, ICC, Hall 7.
The 2012 meeting of the World Tourism Network on Child Protection will focus on "Young Workers in the Tourism Sector: Risks and Opportunities".
The event is jointly organized by UNWTO and the International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (ILO-IPEC) of the International Labour Organization (ILO). The meeting will also feature a reporting session, affording representatives of national tourism administrations, the tourism sector, NGOs and specialized media outlets an opportunity to report on new projects concerning child protection in tourism.
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