2022 Global Youth Tourism Summit

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A marvelous opportunity has been offered to the Cook Islands to join this year’s Global Youth Tourism Summit in Sorrento, Italy 27 June – 3 July.

This initiative is led by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) and aims to empower youth to actively engage in discussions and decision making around Sustainable Tourism. The Summit will  include a series of international events, workshops and other educational initiatives, that will provide the young participants a unique platform to share and discuss ideas and shape their visions for the future ofSustainable Tourism within the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Cook Islands Tourism are advocates and implementers for Sustainable Tourism and have gone through a vigorous process with the national high school, Tereora College to identify two young participants to be a part of this wonderful opportunity. The two chosen participants are Megan Browne and Itirangi Pennycook. Stay tuned to learn more about these participants and their experiences at the Global Youth Tourism Summit https://gyts.org/