GMS Tourism Ministers’ Meeting (TMM)
About the meeting in brief:
The GMS Tourism Ministers’ Meeting is held in conjunction with the ASEAN Tourism Forum. The day before the Tourism Ministers’ Meeting, GMS NTOs are convened in order to prepare a report to their Ministers on the following day. The Ministers will:
• Give policy directions to the GMS Tourism Working Group on its program and projects;
• Champion the subregional tourism strategy and action plan to their respective government;
• Provide recommendations for presentation at GMS summits;
• Review progress on the implementation of the strategy and recommend adjustments as necessary.
Main objective
The objective of Tourism Ministers’ Meeting is to provide leadership and policy guidance to the implementation of the GMS Tourism Sector Strategy.
Membership
The GMS Tourism Ministers’ Meeting is composed of tourism ministers of the 6 GMS countries.
• Cambodia
• China
• Lao PDR
• Myanmar
• Thailand
• Vietnam
Venue and frequency of the meeting
The meeting is traditionally held in conjunction with the ASEAN Tourism Forum. The venue (host country) of the meeting rotates among the participating countries. In principle, the meeting takes place once a year.
GMS Tourism Ministers’ Meeting held:
• Second GMS Tourism Ministers’ Meeting, 9 January 2009, Ha Noi, Viet Nam
• First GMS Tourism Ministers’ Meeting, 21 January 2008, Bangkok, Thailand