Officials promote new tourism wave

Measures adopted will keep pace with changing trends, technology

Tourism ministers from APEC economies have adopted measures to ensure that the Asia-Pacific travel and leisure industry keeps pace with changing consumer trends and advances in technology.

New initiatives to support tourist travel and promote smart digital technologies in modern tourism management for sustainable, low-carbon tourism were outlined in the Macao Declaration, which was adopted on Sept 13 by the eighth Tourism Ministerial Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation.