We Wish You a Happy World Tourism Day.

Happy World Tourism Day...

Our slogan is “Time to Travel Together...”

Before Covid-19, travel and tourism had become one of the most important sectors of the world economy, accounting for 10 percent of global GDP and providing employment to more than 320 million people worldwide. However, the Covid-19 pandemic brought the tourism and travel industry to a virtual standstill across the entire world in an unprecedented and extraordinary manner. While our health was the most important element under threat, the economic and social life that sustains existence took a serious blow. The tourism sector, with its millions of jobs at risk, was, and continues to be, the most heavily affected sector.

During the pandemic, our country and the tourism sector demonstrated remarkable resilience against unique and intense pressures. First and foremost, I would like to extend my sincere thanks to the valued tourism employees who waged the greatest battle in this difficult struggle. Thanks to the actions shaped by a patient and dynamic policy resulting from the joint efforts of all public actors and all segments of society, the resilience that tourism has shown in the face of Covid-19 is the embodiment of a shared success.

As a result of these efforts, our hope for the future is now much greater. For this reason, as the Association of Turkish Hoteliers, we have set our slogan (motto) for World Tourism Day 2021 as “Time to Travel Together.”

On behalf of the people and communities who need it most, in order to restart tourism so as to ensure a better future for everyone, we trust in the power of this sentence and believe that this message is more important than ever.

With these feelings and thoughts, I hope for a world tourism that is governed by ethical rules and able to act on conscious principles, in a world order where human life is held to the highest standard in every field, and on behalf of myself and the Board of Directors of the Association of Turkish Hoteliers, I wish all stakeholders of tourism and all of my colleagues a happy 27 September World Tourism Day!

Respectfully,

Müberra ERESİN
TÜROB President

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