Now that Asia-Pacific’s travel and tourism industry has rebounded from the pandemic, the region’s next step is to transform for greater resilience and sustainability, opined UN Tourism secretary-general Zurab Pololikashvili said in his opening address at the 37th UN Tourism Joint Commission for East Asia and the Pacific (CAP) and South Asia (CSA) meeting in Jakarta on April 15.
The focus of the 37th CAP-CSA meeting is therefore on transformation, and key priorities for discussion include tourism investment, green investment, and the circular economy.

Pololikashvili said: “These priorities will lay the foundation for a more resilient and sustainable tourism sector by empowering youth through training and…