Gulf Cooperation Council Ministers Discuss Joint Tourism Strategy

Gulf Cooperation Council Ministers Discuss Joint Tourism Strategy

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) tourism ministers are adopting a unified approach when it comes to positioning the region as a pioneering tourist destination, Saudi Tourism Minister Ahmed Al-Khatib said.Al-Khatib said that discussions between member states' ministers is especially important in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on the tourism sector regionally and globally.During a meeting held remotely on Thursday and chaired by the UAE minister for entrepreneurship and small and medium enterprises, Ahmad bin Abdullah Humaid Belhoul Al-Falasi, Al-Khatib said that during the pandemic the Kingdom made "remarkable efforts to protect the sector at the local level.“Al-Khatib said that the Tourism Ministry engaged in serious partnerships with international and local authorities, including the World Tourism Organization, which set up its first regional office in Riyadh.He said that