World Tourism Conference 2013 To Be Hosted By Malaysia In Melaka

03 Aug 2013

Once again Malaysia to host the World Tourism conference (WTC) 2013 from October 21-23 in Melaka as State Government  of  Melaka as co – organizers together with United Nations World Tourism (UNWTO).  After the success of WTC 2007 and 2010 which was well recognized by the UNWTO, it is the third time of Malaysia’s successful bid to host WTC 2013. The Minister of Tourism and Culture, Dato’ Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Azia said that Melaka is chosen as the venue for  WTC 2013 as it is well  accorded by the UNESCO World Heritage Site status and amplifies Malaysia’s rich and diverse culture and heritage to participants, delegates and foreign visitors.

Professionals from all over the world related to global tourism industry or travel & tourism will gather at this conference and address the challenges of mass tourism, innovative tourism and marketing strategies for tourism product development. The minister said the conference will pave the way to benefit not only tourism industry but also stakeholders and policy makers. Added to this he also said that tourism is one of the biggest generators of employment in the world and one of the important contributor in sustainable development and economic growth

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