166 Countries To Attend UN World Tourism Conference In Lagos

Delegates from 166 member countries of the UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) are billed to participate in its 2022 conference scheduled to hold in Lagos between Nov. 14 and Nov. 16.

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made this known on Saturday in Lagos.

National tourism and culture organisations, international organisations, destination management organisations and stakeholders from the public and private sectors are expected at the conference.

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Also expected to participate are civil society organisations working on tourism, cultural and creative industries and the media, within the Lagos metropolis.

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Mohammed told a news conference that delegates would include UNWTO top executives, officials, and experts led by the secretary-general, ministers, and officials of tourism, culture, and arts ministries of member states.

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There would be two parallel experts’ workshops, a seminar on tourism and the creative industry and a conference on linking tourism, culture, and the creative industry.

The minister while visiting the centre in Lagos noted that there would also be exhibitions on gastronomy, fashion, movie, music, visual arts, and more, as well as a special programme on the creative industry tagged “A Day with Nollywood’’.

“According to the UNWTO, tourism is an activity in which the visitors’ essential motivation is to learn, discover, experience, and consume the tangible and intangible attractions and products in a destination.

“It has a positive socio-economic impact, preserves the cultural, and historical heritage, and facilitates harmony and understanding among people.

“The organisation described the creative industry, which includes advertising, architecture, arts and crafts, design, film, video, photography, music, performing arts, and publishing, as the lifeblood of the creative economy.

“It says it is also a growth driver for sustainable development,’’ the minister said.

Mohammed noted that the hosting right for the conference demonstrated the confidence the UNWTO and its member states had in Nigeria and its capacity to host such an important and huge conference.

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