QATAR Tourism Authority (QTA) joined the world in celebrating World Tourism Day last month. The global day of recognition of tourism’s importance is organised by the UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) each year on September 27. In recognition of the day, QTA organised a local photography competition on social media, and an internal awareness campaign among the employees to promote water conservation.
Centered on the theme “Tourism and Water: Protecting our Common Future”, World Tourism Day 2013 underlined tourism’s responsibility and needed commitment to preserve the world’s vital water resources. The theme is in line with the UN General Assembly’s declaration of 2013 as the United Nations International Year of Water Cooperation, providing the opportunity to further highlight the shared responsibility of the tourism sector to the wider sustainability objective.
To celebrate this important occasion, QTA launched a photo competition on its social media channels on September 23 to highlight the role that the tourism industry and its facilities, play in conserving water. QTA’s participation in the World Tourism Day followed the recent agreement signed by QTA and UNWTO within the framework to develop Qatar’s tourism industry and in line with other initiatives in an integrated and sustainable program for hotel facilities.