GCC Undersecretaries for Tourism Affairs Meeting Kicks Off

Doha, October 05 (QNA) - A preparatory meeting of the Undersecretaries for Tourism Affairs in the GCC began here Monday to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation between the GCC countries in the tourism sector just prior to the second meeting of the GCC Tourism Ministers , which will be held in Doha Wednesday . The meeting seeks to enhance decision-making processes, transfer of knowledge and identify cooperation frameworks between travel and tourism sectors in the GCC region . Speaking at the opening session of the meeting, Chairman of Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) Issa bin Mohammed Al Mohannadi lauded efforts being exerted to activate the GCC joint action in the field of tourism during the last period. He called on participants to discuss issues and joint programs in the field of tourism and identify challenges that faced objectives have been approved by the GCC Tourism Ministers in their first meeting in Kuwait. For his part, Assistant Secretary General for Cultural and Media Affairs of the GCC Khaled Al-Ghassani stressed that the GCC General Secretariat attaches great hopes for this meeting, which aims to focus on the revitalization of intra-tourism through activating tourism strategy for the GCC countries in collaboration with the cultural and commercial aspects in each country. (QNA)