Burma is seeking renewed membership in the United Nations World Tourism Organization, according to Taleb Rifai, Secretary General, UNWTO. He said Thein Sein, President, Burma, officially said that Burma wanted to rejoin the organisation.
Rifai said UNWTO paid special attention to developing countries because of the strong relationship between tourism and development,
as per a report by Mizzima. “Tourism may help create jobs, infrastructure, trade, investment – all of these are part of tourism. Burma has tremendous natural and environmental access. It is also located in a region that is booming,” he said. During a meeting with Tint Hsan, Minister for Hotels and Tourism, Government of Burma, Rafai said issues of education and training, promotion, branding and sustainable development growth were discussed. Rafai said Sein was particularly interested in the issue of training and human resource development, asking UNWTO to send an advisory team to assess the curriculum and teaching standards at tourism-focused education institutions. “He also stressed very much the connection between tourism and job creation. I found the president extremely aware and very much conscious of the benefits and potential of tourism,” he said.
Click here to see the original article>as per a report by Mizzima. “Tourism may help create jobs, infrastructure, trade, investment – all of these are part of tourism. Burma has tremendous natural and environmental access. It is also located in a region that is booming,” he said. During a meeting with Tint Hsan, Minister for Hotels and Tourism, Government of Burma, Rafai said issues of education and training, promotion, branding and sustainable development growth were discussed. Rafai said Sein was particularly interested in the issue of training and human resource development, asking UNWTO to send an advisory team to assess the curriculum and teaching standards at tourism-focused education institutions. “He also stressed very much the connection between tourism and job creation. I found the president extremely aware and very much conscious of the benefits and potential of tourism,” he said.