G20 Tourism Ministers’ Meet

Context: Recently, the G20 Tourism Ministers Meeting successfully ended in Goa in which the Goa Roadmap and Action Plan was adopted. Decisions taken at the meeting:

• The two key deliverables of the Tourism Working Group are GOA Roadmap for tourism as a vehicle for achieving sustainable development goals and G20 Tourism Ministers’ Declaration.
• Goa Roadmap and Action Plan: Under it, Five interrelated key priorities of the G20 Tourism track were endorsed by all G20 countries for achieving sustainable, resilient and inclusive tourism.
•  5 Priorities:
  • Green Tourism
  • Digitalization
  • Skills
  • Tourism MSMEs
  • Destination Management

• G20 Tourism and SDG online dashboard will be set up to showcase best practices and case studies of G20 members for achieving progress towards SDGs.

Additional Information  About G20: The Group of Twenty (G20) is the premier forum for international economic cooperation. It plays an important role in shaping and strengthening global architecture and governance on all major international economic issues. Inception of G20: The G20 was founded in 1999 after the Asian financial crisis as a forum for the Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors to discuss global economic and financial issues. Elevation to Leader’s Level: The G20 was upgraded to the level of Heads of State/Government in the wake of the global economic and financial crisis of 2007. In 2009, was designated the “premier forum for international economic cooperation”. Annual Summit:  The G20 Summit is held annually, under the leadership of a rotating Presidency. The G20 Presidency steers the G20 agenda for one year and hosts the Summit. The G20 consists of two parallel tracks: the Finance Track and the Sherpa Track. Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors lead the Finance Track while Sherpas lead the Sherpa Track after Finance Track. Troika:  The Group does not have a permanent secretariat. The Presidency is supported by the Troika – previous, current and incoming Presidency. During India’s Presidency, the troika will comprise Indonesia, India and Brazil, respectively.

 News Source: pib