The UN Tourism Organization Has Welcomed Seven New Affiliate Members From The Middle East.

UN Tourism declared the addition of 39 new entities from the private sector to its growing network of Affiliate Members, with 7 of them from the Middle East.

The seven new Affiliate members from the Middle East are Amsa Hospitality Company, Batterjee Medical College, IFP Qatar, Ishraq Hospitality, Jordan Hotels Association, Jordan Restaurant Association and New Perspective Media FZLLC. The new members have a wider range of profiles with varied backgrounds and types of business- 3 Destination Management Organizations, 14 for-profit companies, 10 associations and NGOs, seven education and research institutes and five others. Regarding geographical distribution, the newly joined members come from all the regions: 6 from Africa, 10 from the Americas, three from Asia and the Pacific, 13 from Europe and seven from the Middle.

"The integration of these new leading entities reflects our ongoing efforts to strengthen the Affiliate membership and create a diverse and inclusive network capable of significantly contributing to the UN Tourism mission. We remain committed to enhancing Affiliate member's satisfaction and fostering a sense of belonging through effective, mutually beneficial win-win engagement in the organization's key activities and projects," said Collaboration Development Ion Vilcu.

Governments and National Tourism Administrations are increasingly partnering with UN Tourism to promote Affiliate Membership in their own countries to invigorate their local tourism sectors further and to have their leading entities connected within the most extensive network of its kind in tourism, which currently includes a total of 500 entities. Under the current admission procedure, the candidatures were submitted for consideration and approval of the Executive Council after being reviewed by the Committee on Matters related to Affiliate Membership during its 5th meeting on 6 June. These candidatures are basically the results of the implementation of the expansion strategy of the Affiliate membership aiming at enhancing the quality and geographical balance of the Affiliates network. The admission of these new members was endorsed during the 121st Session of the Executive Council, which took place in Barcelona, Spain, on June 10-11.

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