{"id":6859,"date":"2025-06-27T00:21:33","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T00:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top25golfcourses.com\/indonesia\/global-travel-news\/mekong-countries-set-shared-vision-for-more-sustainable-tourism\/"},"modified":"2025-06-27T00:21:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T00:21:33","slug":"mekong-countries-set-shared-vision-for-more-sustainable-tourism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top25golfcourses.com\/indonesia\/global-travel-news\/mekong-countries-set-shared-vision-for-more-sustainable-tourism\/","title":{"rendered":"Mekong Countries Set Shared Vision for More Sustainable Tourism"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Mekong<\/a>Luang Prabang, Lao PDR, June 27, 2025 \/ TRAVELINDEX \/ The Mekong countries unveiled the final draft Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Tourism Strategy 2030<\/strong> at the 2025 Mekong Tourism Forum<\/strong> in Luang Prabang. The strategy will drive high-quality sustainable tourism development, promote regional cooperation, and accelerate the development of secondary destinations across the GMS.<\/p>\n

Jointly developed by the GMS Tourism Working Group<\/strong>\u2014comprising senior tourism officials from Cambodia, People\u2019s Republic of China, Lao People\u2019s Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam\u2014and the Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office with support from the GMS Economic Cooperation Program. The strategy builds on previous regional efforts and draws from extensive consultations with stakeholders from tourism and related sectors. Strategic programs focus on building sustainable destinations, developing human capital, strengthening engagement, and enhancing regional destination marketing. Crosscutting themes such as digital transformation, environmental sustainability, inclusion and empowerment, and private sector development are embedded in all strategic programs.<\/p>\n

Suvimol Thanasarakij<\/strong>, Executive Director of the Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office said \u201cThe GMS Tourism Strategy 2030 is a practical roadmap with a shared vision for the region. It reflects our collective commitment to addressing common challenges and unlocking the potential of tourism to benefit local communities, businesses, and travelers alike. We are proud to support this journey by fostering collaboration, strategic dialogue, and helping turn vision into action.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Mekong Tourism Forum brought together more than 230 delegates from 20 countries and 92 organizations, including government agencies, tourism businesses, development partners, civil society, and media. Held under the theme \u201cUnited Journey \u2013 Stronger Together,\u201d the Forum highlighted the power of cross-border collaboration in shaping the region\u2019s tourism future.<\/p>\n

Tourism continues to be a key economic and social driver in the GMS. In 2024, international arrivals surpassed 69 million, signaling strong recovery toward pre-pandemic levels. Intra-GMS travel accounted for about 9.5 million trips in 2023, and according to the World Travel & Tourism Council, the Mekong visitor economy is projected to reach USD 200 billion annually<\/strong> by 2030.<\/p>\n

About the Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office<\/strong>
\nEstablished in 2006, the Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office (MTCO) supports the tourism collaboration framework of the Greater Mekong Subregion, comprising Cambodia, Yunnan Province and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in the People\u2019s Republic of China, Lao People\u2019s Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam. With technical support from development partners, MTCO promotes regional initiatives that enhance tourism\u2019s contribution to inclusive economic growth and environmental sustainability.<\/p>\n

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Luang Prabang, Lao PDR, June 27, 2025 \/ TRAVELINDEX \/ The Mekong countries unveiled the final draft Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Tourism Strategy 2030 at the 2025 Mekong Tourism Forum in Luang Prabang. The strategy will drive high-quality sustainable tourism development, promote regional cooperation, and accelerate the development of secondary destinations across the GMS. Jointly …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6860,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[105],"tags":[2592,116,110,118],"class_list":["post-6859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-global-travel-news","tag-global-golf-news","tag-global-travel-news","tag-news","tag-travelindex"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.top25golfcourses.com\/indonesia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6859","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.top25golfcourses.com\/indonesia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.top25golfcourses.com\/indonesia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.top25golfcourses.com\/indonesia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.top25golfcourses.com\/indonesia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6859"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.top25golfcourses.com\/indonesia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6859\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.top25golfcourses.com\/indonesia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.top25golfcourses.com\/indonesia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.top25golfcourses.com\/indonesia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.top25golfcourses.com\/indonesia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}