Declaration of Time 2023
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- The G20 Bali Summit 2022 is an important international political and economic government event.
- The global pandemic tested the entire world, including G20 economies, with travel and tourism economies hit the hardest.
- The tourism sector exemplifies resilience, confirming synergy with other economically important sectors.
- The world-famous island of tranquility is a major tourist location.
- This island is the host of this G20 meeting. It is hoped that 20 heads of state shall attend.
- The president of Indonesia, as a host country on a personal visit, invited the presidents of Russia and Ukraine.
- Considering the global situation, the G20 plays a vital role in the world’s future, including our travel sector.
- Like any convention or meeting, the G20 relies on the Travel and Tourism Industry’s meeting and incentive sector (MICE) to play a major supporting role, including food preparation and lodging accommodations.
- The travel and tourism sector reflects more than 10% of the global economy.
- The World Tourism Network’s mission, with members in 128 countries, is to be a voice for the tourism industry’s small and medium enterprises, which constitute up to 85% of our travel sector.
- Bali is also known as the peaceful Island of the Gods.
- Tourism is the custodian of peace as established by UNWTO and UNESCO.
- UNWTO sees Tourism as the main bridge for building understanding. It has a unique ability to promote peace between and among people everywhere.
- Tourism and travel provide an understanding, which adds empathy.
- Public and private global collaborations and cooperation are crucial for the sector’s future.
- World Tourism Network calls on all G20 participants to be an ambassador of world peace and remember that tourism cannot function without peace.
- The WTN calls upon the G20 leaders to recognize the important role of tourism, specifically in creating peace through understanding and empathy.
- The WTN also calls upon the G20’s leadership to recognize the Bali tourism industry’s important role in ensuring this summit is a logistical success.
- Mudi Astuti, Chairwoman of World Tourism Network Indonesian Chapter
- Juergen Steinmetz, Chairman
- Dr. Peter Tarlow, President
- Alain St. Ange, VP of International Affairs
- Dr. Walter Mzembi, Chairman African Chapter
- Mohammed Hakim Ali, Chairman Bangladesh Chapter
- Aleksandra Gardasevic-Slavuljica, Chairwomen Montenegro Chapter & Ministry of Economic Development and Tourism Montenegro
- Arvind Nayer, Vintage Travel & Tours & WTN Zimbabwe Chapter
- Ivan Liptuga, National Tourism Organization of Ukraine
- Cuthbert Ncube, Chairman African Tourism Board
- Louis D’Amore, Founder of the International Institute for Peace Through Tourism
- Rudolf Herrmann, Chairman WTN Chapter Malaysia
- Ida Bagus Agung Parta Adnyana, Chairman of the Bali Tourism Board (BTB)
- Levie Lantu, CEO of Bali Convention and Exhibition Bureau (BaliCEB)
- Trisno Nugroho, Director of the Central Bank of Indonesia Bali
- Prof. Ikrar Taruna, Chairman Indonesian Medical Council
- Ratna Ningshi Eka Soebrata, PATA Bali & NT Chapter
- Gusti Suranata, ICA, Bali
- Jimmi Saputra, Pegasus Indonesia Travel, Bali
- Lydia Dewi Setiawan, West Java
- Hidayat Wanasuita, Metrobali.com, Bali
- Jeannine Litmanowicz, Magic Balkans, Israel
- Mega Ramasamy, Association Airline Ambassadors, Mauritius
- Mathieu Hoeberigs, World Sports Office, Belgium
- Gottfried Pattermann, Tipps Media & Verlag, Germany
- Wolfgang Hofmann, SKAL INTERNATIONAL DUESSELDORF, Germany
- Arvind Nayer, Vintage Travel & Tours, Zimbabwe
- Sanjay Datta, Airborne Holidays, India
- Zoltan Somogyi, Hungary
- Shuaibu Chiroma Hassan, Isa Kaita College of Education, Nigeria
- Birgit Trauer, The Cultural Age, Australia
- Georges Kahy, Touristica, Canada
- Dawood Auleear, Alif Society, Mauritius
- John Rinaldi, Travel Time, FL, USA
- Sunday Campbell, Aerostan Ventures, Nigeria
- Jean Baptiste Nzabonimpa, Afrika Tourism Advisory & Conversation Center, Rwanda
- Stephenie Harte, Frogmore Creek Winery, Tasmania, Australia
- Jane Rai, Going Places Tour, Malaysia
- Hassan Hassan, Fukwe Tours, Zanzibar, Tanzania
- Ransford Tamaklie, Discover Africa Destinations Tourism & Trading, Accra, Ghana
- Sameer Patil, Mumbai, India
- Max Haberstroh, International Consultant Sustainable Tourism, Germany
- Manajah Nii Tetteh Nixon, Music and Creativity International, Accra, Ghana
- Audrey Higbee, CA, USA
- Fernando Enrique Dozo, Academia Argentina de Turismo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Mario Folchi, Argentine Academy of Tourism, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Moses Johnson, H-View Travel & Tours, Lagos, Nigeria
- Oluwasogo Adebanwo, Folasogo Multi Intl., Oyoi State, Nigeria
- Mohamed Elsherbini, King Tut Tours, CA, USA