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UNWTO Secretary-General to Visit Jamaica in June

The United Nations World Tourism Organization’s (UNWTO) Secretary-General, Zurab Pololikashvili is set to visit Jamaica in June.

During the high-level meeting, discussions were based on the strategies of rebirth for the global tourism industry; and also finalized plans for Jamaica to host the UNWTO’s Regional Commission for the Americas (CAM) meeting from June 23-24, 2021. Jamaica currently chairs the CAM and will relinquish its position at the General Assembly in Morocco in October.

Minister Bartlett also outlined that the Cabinet has since approved Jamaica’s candidacy for the UNWTO Executive Council for the period 2022-2026. The Secretary-General is expected to visit Jamaica for the CAM meeting in June as well as an official tour of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre. It will be the first time Mr. Pololikashvili will be visiting the English Speaking Caribbean.

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