Jamaica's Prime Minister Andrew Holness (centre), minister oftourism Edmund Bartlett (right) and United Nations World TourismOrganisation (UNWTO) Secretary General Dr Taleb Rifai beingescorted to the opening ceremony of the Global Tourism Conferenceon Tuesday, November, 28, 2017 at the Montego Bay ConventionCentre.
December 2, 2017
Highlights of the UNWTO Global Conference in Jamaica
Jamaica hosted the inaugural United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Global Conference on Jobs and Inclusive Growth last week at the Montego Bay Convention Centre.
The three-day conference, which opened on November 27, attracted approximately 1,500 participants and more then 150 speakers, the Ministry of Tourism has reported.
An official event of the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development, the conference was aimed at setting a new collaborative framework for tourism moving towards the 2030 agenda for sustainable development.
Ii was organised by the Government of Jamaica, the UNWTO, World Bank Group, and the Inter-American Development Bank.
Here are photo highlights of the conference.
President of the Dominican Republic Danilo Medina (left) engages inconversation, through his interpreter (second left), with Jamaica’sPrime Minister Andrew Holness (Centre) and Tourism MinisterEdmund Bartlett following the opening ceremony of the GlobalTourism Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre onNovember 27.
Jamaica’s Minister of ForeignAffairs and Trade KaminaJohnson Smith extends awarm Jamaican greeting topresident of the DominicanRepublic Danilo Medina aheadof the opening ceremony ofGlobal Tourism Conference onTuesday, November 27. Lookingon is Delano Seiveright, seniorstrategist and advisor in thetourism ministry.
Delegates of the UnitedNations World TourismOrganization (UNWTO),Government of JamaicaWorld Bank Group, Inter-American DevelopmentBank Global Conferenceon Jobs and InclusiveGrowth: Partnershipsfor Sustainable Tourism,engage in discussionsahead of a plenarysession.
President and chief executiveofficer of ChemonicsInternational, Susanna Mudge,makes a presentation to thedelegates of the United NationsWorld Tourism Organization,Government of Jamaica, WorldBank Group, Inter-AmericanDevelopment Bank GlobalConference on Jobs andInclusive Growth: Partnershipsfor Sustainable Tourism lastweek at the Montego BayConvention Centre. The historicconference was organised incollaboration with ChemonicsInternational, a leadinginternational development firm,and aimed to identify successfulmodels and initiatives ofpublic-private partnerships thatwill contribute to sustainabletourism development globally.
The United Nations World Tourism Organization, Government ofJamaica, World Bank Group, Inter-American Development BankGlobal Conference on Jobs and Inclusive Growth: Partnerships forSustainable Tourism saw some 1,500 participants and over 150speakers in Montego Bay, Jamaica last week.
