Africa-Press – Cape verde. The city of Porto Inglês, on the island of Maio, will this year be the central stage of the celebrations of the World Tourism Day, marked next Tuesday, 27 September. Since the 23rd, the city has been counting on a delegation from the Ministry of Tourism and Transport, with a vast program of visits and debates.
“Rethinking tourism” is the theme chosen this year for the global commemoration, as a key element for recovery, also serving as a backdrop for a discussion on “The tourism we want”, as informed by the Government, in a statement.
“In Cape Verde, the Government, together with development partners, tour operators, professionals and all stakeholders in the tourism sector, is focused and determined on building a resilient tourism product, in all islands and municipalities of the country. , through requalification and greater diversification and deconcentration of the tourist offer”, says the same source.
Program
This, as I said, through the Government Program for Tourism and the POT 2022 – 2026 (Tourism Operational Program), based on a model of tourism growth anchored in sustainability, preservation of the country’s natural, cultural, heritage and human resources. .
“In this sense, with the aim of responding to the challenges and recommendations launched by the World Tourism Organization, the Ministry of Tourism and Transport, through the Instituto do Turismo de Cabo Verde, chose the island of Maio as the central stage for the commemorative activities of the World Tourism Day 2022, in partnership with the island’s City Council”, he explained.
Day to promote awareness of the value of tourism
For this day, the World Tourism Organization highlights the opportunity to rethink a new way of doing and treating tourism, which means putting people and the planet first and bringing everyone from governments, businesses and local communities together around of a shared vision for a more sustainable, inclusive and resilient sector.
World Tourism Day 2022 will be commemorated by reiterating sustainable tourism as a crucial pillar for the development of peoples and nations.
This world event is now in its 42nd Edition, with the UNWTO having selected, this time, the City of Bali, Indonesia, for the central celebration.
World Tourism Day celebrations have taken place every year since 1880. The 27th of September was established by the World Tourism Organization because it is the date on which, in 1970, the directives that are considered the most important for tourism came into force. international tourism.
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