Secretary of state mike pompeo has claimed there was an imminent threat, but there are questions about those claims and frankly we have yet to see any evidence. Were also following breaking news out of puerto rico. Two powerful earthquakes have hit the island this morning. The latest in a series of quakes that have caused widespread damage, you can see, look at the road here on your screen. Its also knocked out power to much of the island so were getting our very first pictures in from there and we will have a live report from puerto rico for you in a moment. But we begin with cnns fred pleitgen, he is live in tehran with more from his interview with irans foreign minister. Fred . Reporter hi there, alisyn. I spoke to the foreign minister a couple hours ago here in tehran and he basically played into the United States, laid into President Trump specifically after the targeted killing of qassem soleimani. He was saying that the iranians are definitely going to retaliate against the Unit
Participants at the UNWTO & WTM Ministers’ Summit stressed that “immense synergies” between mega-events and tourism should be used to generate long-time benefits for the destination and its people.
Participants at the UNWTO & WTM Ministers’ Summit stressed that “immense synergies” between mega-events and tourism should be used to generate long-time benefits for the destination and its people.
Opening the Summit, UNWTO Secretary-General, Taleb Rifai, said “Destinations need to consider infrastructure, investment and jobs, intangible benefits such as how the country is perceived and the most effective way to involve the community when looking at the legacy of mega-events.”
In terms of infrastructure, one benefit of Brazil’s hosting of the FIFA World Cup 2014 was that its airports are now privatized. Brazil’s Vice-Minister of Tourism, Vinícius Lemmertz, said: “The World Cup set the agenda for public-private cooperation.”
Over 60 ministers of tourism and private sector leaders gathered on 7 November in London for the UNWTO / WTM Ministers’ Summit on ‘overtourism’. Moderated by CNN International’s Max Foster, the Summit concluded on the need for the tourism sector to engage more and better with local communities.
Community engagement, communication, congestion management, adequate planning and product diversification were highlighted as key aspects in dealing with ‘overtourism’.
Taleb Rifai, Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), said opening the Summit: “growth is not the enemy; numbers are not the enemy; the key is to manage the growth sustainably, responsibly and intelligently and use the power of growth to our advantage”.