The APT cooperation in tourism was enhanced with the signing of the Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) on APT Tourism Cooperation on 22 January 2016 in Manila. The MOC serves as the key instrument for more action-oriented cooperation, encouraging APT countries to enhance facilitation of travel and tourist visits, development of quality tourism and strengthening linkages and cooperation among education and training institutions.
The APT Tourism Ministers (M-ATM+3) held annually reviews the progress of the APT cooperation in tourism as well as note development of tourism industry in the region. At the 22nd M-ATM+3 Meeting held on 4 February 2023 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, the Ministers was pleased to note that based on the preliminary figures in 2022, ASEAN Plus Three countries saw a year-on-year growth in international visitor arrivals by approximately 79.36%. In this regard, the Ministers encouraged all relevant stakeholders to further contribute to the implementation of the APT Tourism Work Plan 2021-2025.
Mechanisms
Ministerial Level
M-ATM+3
ASEAN Plus Three Tourism MinistersLatest: 23rd M-ATM+3
SOM Level
ASEAN NTOs+3
ASEAN Plus Three National Tourism OrganisationsLatest: 44th ASEAN NTOs+3
Other Places
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- Other themes:
- Track 1.5 & Track 2
- Science, Technology and Innovation
- Minerals
- Labour
- Gender
- Rural Development and Poverty Eradication
- Health
- Education
- Environment
- Information and Media
- Culture and Arts
- Civil Service
- Youth
- Social Welfare and Development
- Economic
- Finance
- Food, Agriculture, and Forestry
- Energy
- Transnational Crime and Illicit Drugs
- Political