KOTA KINABALU, Nov 28 (Bernama) — The World Tourism Conference (WTC) 2022 jointly organised by the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture Malaysia in partnership with the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Sabah State Government runs from 28-30 November 2022 at the Sabah International Convention Centre (SICC), Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Now in its 6th edition, this year’s conference brings together 1,000 delegates from more than 60 countries to reconnect and reassess tourism’s recovery in the aftermath of the worldwide pandemic.
Alongside UNWTO officials, the conference features some 30 expert speakers comprising government policy makers, industry leaders and leading academicians in championing thought leadership on tourism futures and strategies driving tourism’s recovery and resilience in a post-pandemic world. They include the State Minister, Ministry of Tourism Maldives, Dr. Ahmed Salih; Regional General Manager, Tourism Australia, Mr. Brent Anderson; Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin-Stout, USA, Prof. Jafar Jafari; Co-founder of Traveloka, Indonesia, Mr. Albert; and representatives from some of the world’s most innovative tourism-related companies such as Skift, Tripadvisor, TUI Group and Intrepid Travel.