On 21 January 2019, in the context of the FITUR International Tourism Fair, held in Madrid, Spain, three companies signed the Commitment to the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism:

• Status Travel, a touroperator from Ecuador;
• Viajes AGT, a travel agency from the Dominican Republic; and
• Artiem Hotels, from Spain.

The signing was held in the presence of Mr. Zurab Pololikashvili, Secretary-General of UNWTO.

On behalf of Tura Turizm, the company’s Chairman and CEO, Mr. Erkunt Öner signed the Private Sector Commitment to the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism on the 3 December 2018, on the occasion of the 3rd UNWTO/UNESCO World Conference on Tourism and Culture, held in Istanbul, Turkey, in the presence of H.E. Mr. Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey, Mr. Pascal Lamy, Chair of the World Committee on Tourism Ethics and Mr.