As many as 500 leaders, sector experts and officials from 120 countries are expected to attend the World Tourism Day in Riyadh on September 27-28, the organising committee for the events said.
Saudi Arabia will be hosting the meet for the first time. The speakers at the meet will outline the growth and prosperity of the global tourism sector.
World Tourism Day speakers
At the top of the list of speakers are the Saudi Minister of Tourism, Ahmed Al-Khatib, the Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organisation, Zurab Pololikashvili, the Saudi Minister of Investment, Eng. Khalid Al-Falih, the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Princess Haifa bint Mohammed, and the Minister of Tourism of the Republic of South Africa, Patricia de Lille.
Chief Executive Officer of the World Travel and Tourism Council Julia Simpson, and Secretary General of the World Tourism Economy Forum Banci Ho, Saudi Arabian Airlines CEO Captain Ibrahim Al-Koshi, MSC Cruises CEO Pierfrancesco Vago, Travelport CEO Greg Webb, and Virtuoso CEO Matthew Upchurch, and OYO CEO Ritesh Agarwal are among the other listed speakers.
World Tourism Day 2023 will be held under the slogan “Green Tourism and Investment” with the aim of strengthening global cooperation to study opportunities to enhance the sector’s resilience and drive growth towards an investment-led future that focuses on sustainability.
The dialogue sessions revolve around a number of important topics, including people, the Earth and prosperity, the role of the sector in building bridges between cultures, preserving the environment, investing in human resources, challenges and solutions to achieve a sustainable future, innovation and promoting entrepreneurship, and smooth and comprehensive travel.
Hosting this important event in the heart of the city of Riyadh comes to strengthen its position and leadership in all fields around the world, including the global tourism sector.
The kingdom was also elected as President of the Executive Council of the World Tourism Organisation for the year 2023. Riyadh hosted the World Summit of the World Travel and Tourism Council last year, and also hosts Riyadh, Regional Office of the World Tourism Organisation in the Middle East.
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