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30 April 2025

UNWTO session recording on tourism crisis readiness

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Tune into the UNWTO session on 26 March 2025, focused on boosting crisis readiness in European tourism through risk assessment, preparedness strategies, and early-warning measures.

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The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has released a recording of its session held on 26 March 2025, which focused on enhancing crisis preparedness in European tourism. The session, led by Louis Bernard, founder of Crisotech, featured discussions on risk assessment, preparedness strategies, and early-warning systems. Speakers included Laura Lloyd-Braff (Technical Officer on Preparedness, WHO/EURO Emergency Programme), Ana Rita Roque (Senior Officer for International Relations, Turismo de Portugal), and Susana Grácio (Chief, Multidisciplinary Team for the Environment and Tourism Enhancement, Turismo de Portugal), who shared case studies on crisis management. The session emphasised the need to integrate crisis readiness into tourism governance and promote coordinated efforts among governments, businesses, and emergency services. 

Click the attached link for more information and to access the session recording and speaker presentations.

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