By UNWTO with Abdi Ali
Published September 15, 2019
Film and Tourism have been celebrated at the 23rd General Assembly of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO).
The beginning of the five-day event that was held in the Russian city, St Petersburg September 9 – 13, 2019, saw Enrique Cerezo, Spanish entrepreneur and President of Atlético de Madrid football cub, join fellow experts to discuss the film industry’s close links with tourism and its shared values and benefits, including bringing people together and creating jobs and opportunities for all.
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Building on this discussion, Zurab Pololikashvili, Secretary-General of UNWTO, took part in Cineposium, a leading international event around the world of cinema and visual production that took place back to back to the General Assembly.
Celebrating the role of film in promoting destinations and sustainable tourism, the General Assembly also saw the awarding of the first prize for Exceptional Stories of Sustainable Tourism during the Video Competition of the General Assembly.
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Chile won the new award, with the jury of leading journalists and media professionals applauding their clear demonstration of how tourism can help preserve traditional ways of life.
Awards for Outstanding Country Promotional Videos were presented to Tunisia, Mexico, India, Greece, Portugal and Egypt.
More than 1300 delegates, including 66 Ministers for Tourism, from 117 countries attended this annual event.
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