THE 54th ASEAN Tourism Au[1]thority Meeting and relevant meetings, the 39th ASEAN+ China, Japan, Korea Tourism Authority Meeting and the 26th ASEAN-India Tourism Authority Meeting were chaired by Indo[1]nesia on 7 and 8 July via video[1]conferencing.

The meetings discussed matters in connexion with the implementation of the ASEAN Tourism Strategic Plan (2016- 2025) during and the post-COV[1]ID-19 period, the undertaking of the Tourism Marketing Strategy (2021-2025), tourism promotion activities of the ASEAN Cen[1]tres — ASEAN-China Centre, ASEAN-Japan Centre and ASE[1]AN-Korea Centre.

Representatives of the ASEAN Tourism Association (ASEANTA), ASEAN Tourism Research Association (ARTA), US-ASEAN Business Council (US-ABC), United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNW[1]TO), World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and the Pa[1]cific-Asia Tourism Association discussed the resumption of in[1]ternational travel and tourism during the COVID-19 period.

The second-day meeting discussed matters pertaining to the progress of the tourism co[1]operation among the ASEAN+3 nations, the progress of its work plan (2021-2025), support of Chi na, Japan and South Korea in the process of rehabilitating ASEAN tourism, the status of developing and implementing the ASEAN+ India Tourism Cooperation Work Plan (2021- 2022) according to the ASE[1]AN-India Tourism Cooperation Agreement, human resources development for tourism and hospitality between ASEAN and India, ASEAN+ India emergen[1]cy communications, information exchange on tourism strategies and investment opportunities, and international tourist arriv[1]als in member countries.

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