Zurab Pololikashvili is Secretary-General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization.

Tourism Can Help Lead the World to Recovery

The 112th session of the UNWTO Executive Council, held in Tbilisi, Georgia, 16 September 2020. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili on an official visit to Saudi Arabia, 29 August 2020. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Only by making people feel safe and encouraging them to travel again will the benefits that tourism offers start to return. UNWTO, as the specialized United Nations agency for tourism, must lead by example.