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The 2019 Annual Conference of International Mountain Tourism Alliance will be held from 27 to 29 October in Guiyang, China. With the theme “Working Together to Build a Community with a Shared Future in Mountain Tourism”, focusing on major issues such as ecology, green, environmental protection, poverty alleviation, and innovation, the conference will explore a path for the sustainable development of world mountain tourism in a global context.  The conference has three key activities: IMTA Council Meeting, Inaugural Ceremony of IMTA Headquarters Building, and Opening Ceremony & Theme Forum. Keynote speeches and exchange ideas will be delivered on two subjects: Progress of international mountain tourism and 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations, and Protecting environment, green development and benefiting people- the eternal theme of sustainable mountain tourism. IMTA is an international non-profit civil association constituted by tourism institutions, groups, enterprises and individuals in major mountain countries and regions in the world on a voluntary basis. It is committed to protecting and utilising mountainous tourism resources, promoting the prosperity of mountain tourism, and advancing the sustainable development of mountain and ecological tourism. At present, IMTA’s headquarters will provide professional services to all members, build a dialogue, exchange, cooperation platform for members and rely on the endowment of mountain resources to guide the agglomeration of peripheral industries. To promote the prosperity of world mountain tourism and build a high-end exchange platform for international tourism circles and mountain tourism destinations, the “Mountain Park Province” Guizhou initiated the establishment of the International Mountain Tourism Alliance.

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