UNWTO Activities during Fitur Travel Fair (Madrid, January 30 –February 1)

UNWTO Activities during Fitur Travel Fair (Madrid, January 30 –February 1) Madrid, 25 January 2008 During Fitur 2008, UNWTO will hold three major events and participate in several meetings and activities. Secretary-General Francesco Frangialli will participate at the Official Opening Ceremony presided by their Majesties, the King and Queen of Spain, on January 30. UNWTO activities will build around electronic marketing, tourism governance and policy and the relation between tourism and economic development. Fitur 2008 will be preceded by UNWTO’s annual news conference where the latest edition of the World Tourism Barometer will be presented, along with the Organization’s main policy highlights for the near future The 2008 UNWTO campaign "Tourism Responding to Climate Change” will be highlighted and its coherence with the agenda of the UN Millennium Development Goals. For detailed information: Fitur. Please visit the UNWTO stand at Fitur: 8E32 For further information please contact UNWTO Media Section T: (34) 91-567-8194 /8100 F: (34) 91-567-8218 comm@unwto.org www.unwto.org