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Saudi Arabia s AlUla hosts Best Tourism Villages gathering
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14 March 2023 03:19:17
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UNWTO organized the first iteration of the Best Tourism Villages Award Ceremony and meeting of the BTV Network in AlUla on March 12-13. The event offered a platform for knowledge-sharing on topics such as best practices, community empowerment, and public-private partnerships. It reviews the program’s 2022 activities and 2023 work plan.
“It is a great honour that AlUla is among this year’s award recipients. We look forward to continuing to raise awareness about the transformative role of tourism through our support for meaningful initiatives such as this,” said H.H. Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Farhan Al- Saud, Minister of Culture of Saudi Arabia, Member of Board of Directors, and the Governor of the Royal Commission for AlUla.
UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili said, “Tourism is a leading pillar of growth and opportunity for villages, supporting rural businesses, providing jobs for local communities, and celebrating traditions and heritage. Best Tourism Villages by UNWTO recognises those destinations that are showing what tourism can offer, both for tourists as well as for the communities themselves.”
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