The World Tourism Network Declaration for the G20 Summit in Bali 2022
The World Tourism Network Declaration, first signed in Bali and Honolulu on October 9, 2022, states:
Established:
- The G20 Bali Summit 2022 is an important international political and economic government event.
- The global pandemic tested the entire world, including G20 economies, with travel and tourism economies hit the hardest.
- The tourism sector exemplifies resilience, confirming synergy with other economically important sectors.
- The world-famous island of tranquility is a major tourist location.
- This island is the host of this G20 meeting. It is hoped that 20 heads of state shall attend.
- The president of Indonesia, as a host country on a personal visit, invited the presidents of Russia and Ukraine.
- Considering the global situation, the G20 plays a vital role in the world’s future, including our travel sector.
- Like any convention or meeting, the G20 relies on the Travel and Tourism Industry’s meeting and incentive sector (MICE) to play a major supporting role, including food preparation and lodging accommodations.
- The travel and tourism sector reflects more than 10% of the global economy.
- The World Tourism Network’s mission, with members in 128 countries, is to be a voice for the tourism industry’s small and medium enterprises, which constitute up to 85% of our travel sector.
- Bali is also known as the peaceful Island of the Gods.
- Tourism is the custodian of peace as established by the International Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT)
- UNWTO sees Tourism as the main bridge for building understanding. It has a unique ability to promote peace between and among people everywhere.
- Tourism and travel provide an understanding, which adds empathy.
- Public and private global collaborations and cooperation are crucial for the sector’s future.
WTN requests
- World Tourism Network calls on all G20 participants to be an ambassador of world peace and remember that tourism cannot function without peace.
- The WTN calls upon the G20 leaders to recognize the important role of tourism, specifically in creating peace through understanding and empathy.
- The WTN also calls upon the G20’s leadership to recognize the Bali tourism industry’s important role in ensuring this summit is a logistical success.
The WTN Bali Declaration is originally signed by WTN leaders:
- Mudi Astuti, Chairwoman of World Tourism Network Indonesian Chapter
- Juergen Steinmetz, Chairman
- Dr. Peter Tarlow, President
- Alain St. Ange, VP of International Affairs
- Dr. Walter Mzembi, Chairman African Chapter
- Mohammed Hakim Ali, Chairman Bangladesh Chapter
- Aleksandra Gardasevic-Slavuljica, Chairwomen Montenegro Chapter & Ministry of Economic Development and Tourism Montenegro
- Arvind Nayer, Vintage Travel & Tours & WTN Zimbabwe Chapter
- Ivan Liptuga, National Tourism Organization of Ukraine
- Cuthbert Ncube, Chairman African Tourism Board
- Louis D’Amore, Founder of the International Institute for Peace Through Tourism
- Rudolf Herrmann, Chairman WTN Chapter Malaysia
Leaders in Bali endorse the Declaration:
- Ida Bagus Agung Parta Adnyana, Chairman of the Bali Tourism Board (BTB)
- Levie Lantu, CEO of Bali Convention and Exhibition Bureau (BaliCEB)
- Trisno Nugroho, Director of the Central Bank of Indonesia Bali
- Ratna Ningshi Eka Soebrata, PATA Bali & NT Chapter
- Gusti Suranata, ICA, Bali
- Jimmi Saputra, Pegasus Indonesia Travel, Bali
- Lydia Dewi Setiawan, West Java
- Hidayat Wanasuita, Metrobali.com, Bali
- Prof. Ikrar,Cchairman AWMI Assosiasi Wisata Medis, Indonesia
- Agung Suryawan Wiranatha, Bali, Indonesia
- Gede Ardiana, Bali, Indonesia
- Ketut Jaman, Bali, Indonesia
- Febe L. Indah Rahayu, Bali Tourism Board, Indonesia
- Agus Suananda, Elevate Bali, Bali, Indonesia
- Fabe L Indah Rahayu, NCPI Bali, Indonesia
- Dwi Yanbi SM, Bali, Indonesia
- Handra Pramana, Indonesia
- Ninik Hartani, Jakarta, Indonesia
Cosigned by:
- Jeannine Litmanowicz, Magic Balkans, Israel
- Mega Ramasamy, Association Airline Ambassadors, Mauritius
- Mathieu Hoeberigs, World Sports Office, Belgium
- Gottfried Pattermann, Tipps Media & Verlag, Germany
- Wolfgang Hofmann, SKAL INTERNATIONAL DUESSELDORF, Germany
- Arvind Nayer, Vintage Travel & Tours, Zimbabwe
- Sanjay Datta, Airborne Holidays, India
- Zoltan Somogyi, Hungary
- Shuaibu Chiroma Hassan, Isa Kaita College of Education, Nigeria
- Birgit Trauer, The Cultural Age, Australia
- Georges Kahy, Touristica, Canada
- Dawood Auleear, Alif Society, Mauritius
- John Rinaldi, Travel Time, FL, USA
- Sunday Campbell, Aerostan Ventures, Nigeria
- Jean Baptiste Nzabonimpa, Afrika Tourism Advisory & Conversation Center, Rwanda
- Stephenie Harte, Frogmore Creek Winery, Tasmania, Australia
- Jane Rai, Going Places Tour, Malaysia
- Hassan Hassan, Fukwe Tours, Zanzibar, Tanzania
- Ransford Tamaklie, Discover Africa Destinations Tourism & Trading, Accra, Ghana
- Sameer Patil, Mumbai, India
- Max Haberstroh, International Consultant Sustainable Tourism, Germany
- Manajah Nii Tetteh Nixon, Music and Creativity International, Accra, Ghana
- Audrey Higbee, CA, USA
- Fernando Enrique Dozo, Academia Argentina de Turismo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Mario Folchi, Argentine Academy of Tourism, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Moses Johnson, H-View Travel & Tours, Lagos, Nigeria
- Oluwasogo Adebanwo, Folasogo Multi Intl., Oyoi State, Nigeria
- Mohamed Elsherbini, King Tut Tours, CA, USA
- Maria Corazon Evangelista, Palawan, Philippines
- Chibuike Uzoma Austine, Imo, Nigeria
- Shreeya Chaudhary, India
- Dilli Raj Upadhaya, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Lorraine Keenam, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Nana Kofi Adu-nsiah, Accra, Ghana
- Abiodun Gholahan Seriki, Ogun, Nigeria
- Mamduh Satti, Shamallia, Sudan
- Gabriel Arsene, Bucharest, Romania
- Ashraf el Gedawy, Cairo, Egypt
- Yoni Shapira, Jerusalem, Israel
- Roger Carter, Edinburgh, U.K.
- Santiago Ribeiro, Coimbra, Portugal
- Francoise Kameni Lele, Quimper, France
- Abdul Aziz Rajab, Dubai, UAE
- Alioune Niang, Louga, Senegal
- Mani R. Lamichhane, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Austin Ruiz Lanuza, Guanajuato, Mexico
- Jackie Lou Relleve, Philippines
- Josep Matas, Barcelona, Spain
- Mahendra Balasuriya, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka
- Precious Sibiya, Harare, Zimbabwe
- Sujata Mariwalla, India
- Ramsey Lewis, Sabah, Malaysia
- Astina Kabbi, Virginia, USA
- Arturo Crosby, Madrid, Spain
- Issoufou Adamou Hassane, Niamey, Niger
- Stephen Brown, Cruise Brothers, NY, USA
- Dr. P.M. Mujeep, Kerala Vocational Education, Kerala, India
- Mario Masciullo, Journalist, Rome, Italy
- Tony Ofungi, journalist, Kampala, Uganda
- Shantall Ramatsui, Shantai PR, South Africa
- Arwin Sharma, Equator Odyssey travel, Ipoh, Malaysia
- Lucia Simelane-Ochsb, Nelspruit, South Africa
- Chandragupta Amritkar, Global Features, Mumbai, India
- Benjamin Carey, Edinburgh, UK
- John Fontaine, Tropical Destination Vacations, NM, USA
- Imran Ahmad, CNN, ON, Canada
- June Mukherjee, The Asian Footprints, India
- Elisabeth Lang, Global Links, Munich, Germany
- Viceriat Patrick, AFEST, IIle de France, French Southern Territories
- Abbey Mugalu, Equator Air Travel, Kampala, Uganda
- Shuaibu Chiroma Hassan, Isa Kaita College, Katsina, Nigeria
- Nicholas Kisambuka, Rombu Cultural and Ecotourism, Tanzania
- Rudolf Herrmann, WTN Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
- Eddy Arnold Khosa, Magelevendze Lodge, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Deme Mouhamed Faouzou, Minister of Tourism & Transportation, Dakar, Senegal
- Sandeep Dayal, Journeymart, New Delhi, India
- Asif Iqbal, Indian Economic Trade Organization, Bangalore, India
- Mokhlesur Rahman, Bangladesh Tourism Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Serhat Akpinar, Democratic Party, Girne, North Cyprus (Turkey)
- Christian Rukundo, Kigali Hospitality Agency, Kigali, Rwanda
- Birgit Trauer, The Cultural Angle, Breman, Germany
- Barbatunde Jimoh, Vanguard Newspaper, Lagos, Nigeria
- Queen Aderemi, Places & Lifestyle, Osun, Nigeria
- Dagmar Schreiber, Journalist, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
- Apolinary Tairom Journalist, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- Rizwan Sayed, NRI News 24×7, Pune, India
- Charlotte Koch, UK
- Swaati Chaudhury, West Bengal, India
- Eniola Agidi, Abuja, Nigeria
- Kenny Lloyd Dacer, Klyynd International Travel, Samai, Philippines
- Diana McIntyre-Pike, Countrystyle Community Tourism Network, Manchester, Jamaica
- Regina Fischer- Cohen, journalist, Germany
- Trinka John, Western Region, Uganda
- Bo Holmgreen, NC, USA
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