For the fifth year running, UNWTO organized a programme of activities promoting Silk Road tourism last week at ITB Berlin.

 The Silk Road Ministers’ Meeting attracted 22 Ministers who expressed their commitment to enhancing route development and visa facilitation. Together with Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA); UNWTO also ran a session for tour operators on ‘Unlocking the Silk Road's Adventure Travel Potential’.
Photo: UNWTO Secretary-General Taleb Rifai making an official visit to the Mongolia stand to meet Oyunkhorol Dulamsuren, Minister of Environment, Green Development and Tourism of Mongolia, as part of the UNWTO VIP Walk on the Silk Road.
In his speech as the Ministers’ Meeting, Mr. Rifai said, ‘I must congratulate Mongolia as partner country for ITB this year. It was fantastic to see a Silk Road country take center stage and the opening ceremony was a spectacular display of Mongolia’s colourful history, arts and culture.’
Ms. Dulamsuren said ‘By participating in ITB Berlin 2015, we expect a wide range of opportunities to intensify the development of Mongolian tourism, to demonstrate the world that Mongolia is one of the must-see destinations, to increase the number of travelers coming to Mongolia, to achieve the goal of making the tourism industry a leading economic sector and increase the investment in Mongolian tourism.’


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