G20 Tourism Ministers' Meeting "Working together to restore the tourism industry" October 8, 6:36
As the tourism industry around the world is seriously affected by the new coronavirus, the ministers in charge of tourism in the G20 = 20 major countries will hold an extraordinary meeting on the night of the 7th to work together to restore the tourism industry. We agreed to work together.
The G20 Tourism Ministers' Meeting was held on a video conference from around 9 pm on the 7th of Japan time, and was attended by Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Akaba from Japan.
After the conference, the G20 issued a statement stating that "the travel and tourism industry is one of the industries most affected by the new coronavirus and we will work together to recover from the pandemic."
In addition to responding to the introduction and abolition of travel restrictions that have been affected by the spread of infection according to domestic and overseas situations, we will improve our ability to respond to uncertain and unstable crises and restore the trust of travelers. , We will exchange information on the knowledge, experience, and countermeasures of each country.
In addition to supporting companies working to solve problems triggered by the new coronavirus and promoting the digitization of small and medium-sized businesses involved in the tourism industry, tourism, transportation, and health authorities in each country cooperate in terms of policy. , We are working to ensure that travelers can safely travel from their origin to their destination.