Indonesia – first signatory of UNWTO Tourism Ethics
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Indonesia has become the first signatory of the Framework Convention on Tourism Ethics, the landmark instrument created to ensure global tourism is fair, inclusive, more transparent, and works for everyone.
The Convention covers the responsibilities of all stakeholders in the development sustainable tourism, providing a framework that recommends an ethical and sustainable modus operandi, including the right to tourism, the freedom of movement for tourists and the rights of employees and professionals.
The Convention was hailed as a “big step forward” towards introducing a universal, legally binding ethical code for tourism, one of the world’s most important socio-economic sectors.
Indonesia became the first country to sign, signalling its strong commitment to uphold the highest ethical principles as it expands its tourism sector in a ceremony attended by it’s Ambassador to Spain Bapak Hermono and hosted at the UNWTO headquarters in Madrid .
Indonesia played an important role in the drafting of the Convention as part of the Committee that converted the Global Code of Ethics in Tourism into an international legally binding instrument. Indonesia is currently working with UNWTO to restart tourism in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a statement issued by UNWTO.
The member States approved a historical document – the UNWTO Framework Convention on Tourism Ethics. The Convention, approved at the 22nd UNWTO General Assembly transforms the Code of Ethics for Tourism into an international convention, the first in the life of the Organization.
October 3 , 2020
