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First World Conference on Tourism and Culture set for Cambodia
UNWTO and UNESCO will work together to organize the first ever World Conference on Tourism and Culture, set to take place in Siem Reap, Cambodia next year.
From February 4-6, 2015 the two agencies will bring together for the first time, ministers of tourism and ministers of culture from around the world, tourism and culture experts and leading stakeholders to discuss the issues that link tourism and culture globally.
It will provide platform on a global scale for key policymakers and practitioners in tourism and culture to talk about key challenges and opportunities.
The two-day programme will explore five main areas – governance and partnership models, cultural preservation, living cultures and creative industries, cultural routes and urban regeneration through cultural tourism.
The roster of confirm speakers includes King Simeon II, Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, UN high representative for the Alliance of Civilizations; John Delaney, senior vice president of Seabourn, and Elizabeth Becker, author and former correspondent for the New York Times.
"This milestone event will provide a unique opportunity for tourism and culture stakeholders from all regions to discuss how to further harness the power of tourism and culture to alleviate poverty, create jobs, protect heritage and promote international understanding, contributing to the post-2015 development agenda," said UNWTO Secretary-General, Taleb Rifai.
His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah Baromneath Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia, and Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia will also attend the event.
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