{"id":1137,"date":"2020-06-21T05:23:09","date_gmt":"2020-06-21T05:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelcommunication.net\/?p=25786"},"modified":"2020-07-09T16:25:39","modified_gmt":"2020-07-09T16:25:39","slug":"unwto-joins-president-sanchez-to-restart-spains-tourism-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/global-travel-news\/unwto-joins-president-sanchez-to-restart-spains-tourism-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"UNWTO Joins President S\u00e1nchez to Restart Spain\u2019s Tourism Sector"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Madrid, Spain, June 19, 2020 \/ TRAVELINDEX \/ The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has welcomed Spain\u2019s readiness to lead the way in restarting tourism. The head of the United Nations specialized agency<\/a> attended a meeting with Spanish President Pedro S\u00e1nchez in Madrid today to learn about his government\u2019s work to ease restrictions on travel introduced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili was invited to speak during the presentation of the restart plan as Spain looks to harness the power of the tourism sector to drive wider economic recovery.<\/p>\n

As well as being one of the world\u2019s leading tourism destinations, Spain is also the host country of UNWTO<\/a> and one of its firmest allies in the mission to make the sector a cornerstone of national and international sustainable development<\/strong>. COVID-19 hit Spain hard, bringing tourism to a near-standstill. Now, under President S\u00e1nchez\u2019s leadership, the government is working to restart tourism<\/strong>, providing a lifeline for the millions of people across Spain who depend on the sector for their livelihoods. The government has announced will soon open its borders to tourists from within the European Union. At the same time, the Spanish government has announced a support package<\/strong> worth 4.2 billion Euros for tourism, a sector that supports millions of jobs across the country.<\/p>\n

Secretary-General Pololikashvili said: \u201cBy restarting tourism, and doing so in a responsible manner that protects the most vulnerable while safeguarding jobs and economic growth, Spain can send a strong signal to the rest of the world. The country has long been a global tourism leader, and I thank President S\u00e1nchez for again stepping up and setting an example for other countries to follow.\u201d<\/p>\n

UNWTO and Spain closely aligned<\/strong><\/h4>\n

By restarting tourism, and doing so in a responsible manner that protects the most vulnerable while safeguarding jobs and economic growth, Spain can send a strong signal to the rest of the world<\/p>\n

Throughout the crisis, UNWTO has been working closely with President S\u00e1nchez and his government, as well as with leaders from the city and region of Madrid, to help mitigate the impact of COVID-19<\/strong> on tourism, safeguard jobs<\/strong> and lay the foundations for recovery<\/strong>. Spain was a key member of the Global Tourism Crisis Committee, made up of government representatives, UN agencies and private sector leaders, and in this capacity helped craft UNWTO\u2019s Recommendations for Recovery<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Secretary-General Pololikashvili has held meetings with Tourism Minister Reyes Maroto, as well as with Spain\u2019s Exterior Minister Arancha Gonz\u00e1lez, the Secretary of State for Global Spain Manuel Mu\u00f1iz, and the Minister of Transport Jos\u00e9 Luis \u00c1balos. He has also met with Presidenta Ayuso of Comunidad de Madrid, and with the city\u2019s Mayor Jos\u00e9 Luis Mart\u00ednez-Almeida.<\/p>\n

This cooperation builds on the already-strong relationship between UNWTO and Spain. Earlier this year, King Felipe VI of Spain<\/strong> expressed his support for UNWTO\u2019s work and its ambitions for tourism as a driver of sustainable growth, while President S\u00e1nchez has signalled his intention to provide the Organization with a new headquarters that reflects tourism\u2019s growing importance in the global agenda.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Madrid, Spain, June 19, 2020 \/ TRAVELINDEX \/ The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has welcomed Spain\u2019s readiness to lead the way in restarting tourism. The head of the United Nations specialized agency attended a meeting with Spanish President Pedro S\u00e1nchez in Madrid today to learn about his government\u2019s work to ease restrictions on travel introduced …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":4805,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-global-travel-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1137"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1137\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4805"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}