G20 Tourism Ministers' Meeting Closed Declaration adopted including dispersion of tourists October 26, 20:28
The G20 tourism ministerial meeting held in Hokkaido adopted a declaration that included efforts to disperse visitors in many regions in order to develop tourism while protecting nature and cultural assets. And it closed.
The G20 tourism ministerial meeting was closed after a two-day discussion in Kutchan-cho, Hokkaido, for 26 days.
In the adopted declaration, with the “overtourism” problem that causes troubles with local residents due to the rapid increase in tourists, tourism growth has increased in terms of nature conservation, environment, infrastructure, and congestion measures. It ’s going to create difficulties.
On top of that, in order to respond to these issues, we will make it possible for visitors to experience while protecting the natural and cultural assets of the region, and promote efforts to disperse tourists in many regions. is.
Furthermore, we will collect and share data related to tourism and use the latest digital technology so that tourists can travel safely and conveniently.
The declaration also states that tourism is easily affected by natural disasters, and that recovery from disasters is a global issue, and that advanced research on disaster prevention and recovery efforts in the tourism sector is investigated and shared. It is said that each country should cooperate.
Mr. Akabane, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism I would like to improve my tourism policy for next year's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. "