Economic Cooperations: Tourism

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%. The 23rd Meeting of ASEAN Tourism Ministers Plus Three (23rd M-ATM Plus Three) held on 26 January 2024, noted that 24 activities or 61.5% of the ASEAN Plus Three (APT) Tourism Cooperation Work Plan 2021-2025 had been implemented. The Meeting also noted that a new APT Tourism Cooperation Work Plan post-2025 would be developed for endorsement at the 25th M-ATM Plus Three in 2026, and tasked the APT NTOs to review the implementation of the APT Tourism Cooperation Work Plan 2021-2025 and identify the post2025 priorities in line with the ASEAN Tourism Strategic Plan (ATSP) post-2025.

Mechanisms

Ministerial Level

  • M-ATM+3
    ASEAN Plus Three Tourism Ministers

    Latest: 23rd M-ATM+3
    Vientiane, Laos  26 January 2024

SOM Level

Other

Other Places