Affiliate Members

43th Affiliate Members Plenary Session

The 43th Affiliate Members Plenary Session will take place in the framework of the 24th UNWTO General Assembly in Madrid, a decisive event in the journey to restart tourism.  

Especially, the 43th Affiliate Members Plenary Session will serve as the scenario to approve the UNWTO Affiliate Membership Legal Reform, aimed at modernize the status of Affiliate Members within UNWTO, as well as to set the basis for the Affiliate Members Programme of Work 2022.

The most important statutory meeting of the UNWTO Affiliate Membership will bring once again Affiliate Members from all around the world to meet, discuss, share and interact around a variety of topics, serving as a dynamic space to generate ideas, discuss the latest trends of the sector and work together towards fostering public-private collaboration and promoting good practices in the sector.

Report on Affiliate Members activities

Report on Affiliate Members activities (November 2020 - to date): 

This document gives an overview of the main lines of work and achievements during last 12 months, which mostly refer to the implementation of the Programme of Work 2021.

Report on Affiliate Members activities

Programme of Work 2022

Programme of Work 2022

The Programme of Work 2022 defines the priority lines of action of the Affiliate Members Department, in full alignment with UNWTO’s Management Vision, Objectives and Priorities, and reflecting the outcome of with the UNWTO Affiliate Membership. The activities included in the PoW 2022 are oriented to achieving the strategic objective established by the Secretary General for this Department: strengthen UNWTO’s capacity to deliver value, through the contribution of its Affiliate Membership

Programme of Work 2022

Reform of the UNWTO Affiliate Membership Legal Framework

Starting from extensive analysis and evaluation of the membership, based on inputs received from Members and surveys caried out in 2019 and 2021 AMD reached the conclusion that is essential and urgent to update and modernize the current legal framework of the UNWTO Affiliate Membership.

Within this context, the Reform of our legal basis is the highest priority in the Affiliate Members Department since January 2020.

Brochure: Reform of the UNWTO Affiliate Membership Legal Framework

UNWTO 24 General Assembly

The 43rd Plenary Session of UNWTO Affiliate Members
Provisional Programme

Tuesday, 30 November , Madrid, Spain

11:50 - 12:00

Arrival of authorities

12:00 – 12:25

Opening ceremony of the 43rd Plenary Session
Official Photo

12:30 – 12:35

Adoption of the provisional agenda

12:35 – 13:30

Report on Affiliate Members activities (November 2020 - to date)

  • Report on the activity of the Board of AMs - Ms. Ana Larrañaga, Chair of the Board
  • Report on the Affiliate Members Activities - Mr. Ion Vilcu, Director, AMD
  • Open debate on PoW 2021
13:30 – 14:00

Affiliate Members’ Contributions to the Programme of Work 2022 - I

Session of presentation of contributions of the AMs for PoW 2022 (Interventions of previously registered Affiliate Members)

14:00 - 15:00

Lunch

15:00 – 16:30

Affiliate Members’ Contributions to the Programme of Work 2022 - II

  • Continuation of the session of presentation of contributions for PoW 2022
  • Open debate on the PoW 2022 draft
16:30 – 16:45

Presentation of the draft Programme of Work 2022

  • Mr. Ion Vilcu, Director of the Affiliate Members' Department
16:45 – 17:00

Presentation of the voting procedure for the approval of the Rules of Procedure of the Committee of the Affiliate Members

17:00 – 17:10

Break / Coffee-break

17:15 - 17:45

Voting process on the reform of the Rules of Procedure of the Committee of the Affiliate Members

Only representatives accredited to cast the vote on behalf of each Affiliate Member may enter the Plenary Session room.

17:45 - 17:50

Announcement of the result of the voting

All participants return to the Plenary Session room

17:45 – 17:50

Closing of the 43rd Plenary Session of Affiliate Members

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