Wang Hong, Executive Vice Chairman of the WTCF Council and Vice Mayor of Beijing: Attach Equal Importance to Tourism Resumption and Epidemic Prevention and Control, and Collaboration to Promote the Recovery and Development of World Tourism

Wang Hong, Executive Vice Chairman of the WTCF and Vice Mayor of Beijing, delivered a speech about “the recovery and development of global tourism”.

Release time : 2020-09-07 10:12:12

source : WTCF

stability and the alleviation of social poverty,” says Wang Hong. The establishment of a management mechanism in line with global epidemic prevention and control must be sped up, so as to support the reopening and prosperity of world tourism on the precondition of ensuring the safety and health of tourists.

At this critical moment of global epidemic prevention and control as well as tourism resumption, the WTCF plays a constructive role by co-organizing this conference to enhance the tourism recovery through exchanges among the global tourism industry. Wang Hong said “We must establish a more humane, sound and orderly developmental concept. We must attach equal importance to epidemic prevention and control as well as tourism resumption, while we introduce a systematic plan for the recovery of tourism as soon as possible. Moreover, we have to adopt a flexible management model according to different levels of response, different regions and different periods, so as to comprehensively promote green and sustainable development for world tourism.”

The World Health Organization (WHO) stated that COVID-19 would coexist with humans for a long time. When we restart global tourism, we must consider the fact that we may need to keep the epidemic at bay for a long time. In this context, how should the tourism industry give equal emphasis on epidemic prevention and control, tourism resumption, collaboration and innovation? Wang Hong shared her answer in the speech. First, life is always the top priority. For example, in areas where the epidemic is generally under control, we can restart domestic tourism, and then proceed with restoring international tourism by means of the transportation industry; we should actively promote the online and offline booking mechanism, and encourage travels which avoid congested places, customized itineraries, and small-group or family trips. Second, international collaboration needs to be stronger. The WTCF, as an