UNWTO welcomes the return to stability in Thailand, as reflected in a recent Statement of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports of Thailand announcing that “political unrest has been brought under control and order in the capital of Bangkok and the provinces of Thailand has been restored”. UNWTO is supporting and working closely with the Thai Government in the process of recovering the country’s tourism industry and will join the integrated efforts of national agencies and the private sector to continue making Thailand one of the major tourism destinations worldwide. 

Hosted by the Municipality of Shiraz and the Iran Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization, the 5th Silk Road Mayors Forum closed on 20th May with agreement on the Shiraz Declaration.

UNWTO has called for the industry to show its solidarity with Greece at this difficult moment, underlying that tourism is a key sector for the Hellenic country and can be part of the solution in the process of economic recovery.

The President of the Dominican Republic, H.E. Leonel Fernández, visited the UNWTO Headquarters where he expressed his firm belief in the social and economic contribution of tourism to sustainable development. This is the first visit of a President of the Dominican Republic to the Organization.