Signing ceremony: Çesme, Turkey, March 2013
Five of Turkey's most prominent companies and associations signed the Commitment in the context of the 55th meeting of the UNWTO Commission for Europe (26-27 March 2013, Çesme, Turkey), in the presence of the Secretary-General of UNWTO and Mr. Özgür Özaslan, Undersecretary, Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey and Mr. Özgür Özaslan, Undersecretary, Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey. These enterprises were: FEST Travel, TOBB (the Union of Chambers and Commidity Exchanges of Turkey), TÜROFED (the Turkish Hoteliers Federation), TÜRSAB (the Association of Turkish Travel Agents), and TYD (the Turkish Tourism Investors Association). A Seminar on "Tourism on World Heritage Sites: Challenges and Opportunities" was also held in parallel with the Commission meeting.
The representatives of the five Turkish companies to sign the Private Sector Commitment to the Code of Ethics with the Secretary-General of UNWTO, Mr. Taleb Rifai, at the 55th Meeting of the UNWTO Commission for Europe
Photo credit: Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey