4th T.20 Ministers´ Meeting (Mexico, 2012)

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• 14 May 12

A major milestone in the T20 Initiative was achieved in 2012. For the first time, the G20 Leaders recognized in their Declaration tourism as a driver of economic growth and job creation and further committed to work on travel facilitation as a means to stimulate tourism growth.

“We recognize the role of travel and tourism as a vehicle for job creation, economic growth and development, and, while recognizing the sovereign right of States to control the entry of foreign nationals, we will work towards developing travel facilitation initiatives in support of job creation, quality work, poverty reduction and global growth.” G20 Declaration, Los Cabos, Mexico 2012

This historic declaration followed the work of the 4^th T20 Ministers’ Meeting where “G20 Ministers of Tourism and other invited States work within the framework of their international commitments, together with International Organizations, to improve visa regimes and issuance processes without detriment to the authority or security of each State”. They also agreed to “further work to ensure fast, transparent and effective travel facilitation and visa programs based upon existing international commitments, for the purpose of increasing travel and tourism and job creation and encouraged “that the G20 recognizes the role of travel and tourism as a vehicle for job creation, economic growth and development, and commit to travel facilitation as a conduit for job creation, decent work, poverty alleviation and global  growth.” Declaration of the 4^th T20 Ministers Meeting

• 4th T.20 Meeting Final Declaration
• G.20 Leaders Declaration
• T.20 Report: The impact of Visa Facilitation on Job Creation in the G20 Economies

Useful Links

• Visa Facilitation can create five million additional jobs in G20 Economies - Merida, 17 May 2012
• UNWTO welcomes T20 decision to advance visa facilitation - Merida, 22 May 2012
• UNWTO and WTTC call on the G20 to use tourism's potential for job creation - Madrid/London, 16 June 2012
• G20 recognizes Travel & Tourism as a driver of economic growth for the first time and commits to work on travel facilitation - Madrid/London, 20 June 2012

Documents

• 120731_impact_visa_facilitation_g20_mexico_prot_0.pdf
• final_declaration_t20_merida_0.pdf
• g20_leaders_declaration_2012.pdf

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